Job summary
- Main area
- Corporate - Building and Painting
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 180-F-253153
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 p.a. pro rata + £5,000 RRP pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Building Supervisor
Band 5
Job overview
The role of the Buildings Supervisor is to effectively supervise all staff and contractors under their control.
You will manage the In-house staff and Contractors effectively and professionally with additional responsibility to cover other Supervisors’ areas in their absence, for example Carpentry.
You will oversee the internal and external Maintenance of Building Fabric and Infrastructure, such as Road and Pathways, Roofs, Flooring and Decorating.
Work is not limited to and may include compliance of Passive Fire Systems and working alongside colleagues to deliver patient needs.
Main duties of the job
Being a member of the Estates Operations Team, you will have both a group and individual responsibility for defined aspects of the service and will ensure that your contribution is both positive and beneficial in helping the Estates Operations Team and the Estates and Facilities Directorate to fulfil the Trust’s overall objectives.
You will ensure that a quality service is delivered that meets the expectations of Trust staff, patients and the public.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.
The advert will close at midnight on 9th November 2025
Interviews are due to be held on 25th November 2025
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised trade apprenticeship e.g., Buildings and Carpentry, or equivalent
- Minimum NVQ level 3 and an appropriate level of experience consummate with the role
Desirable criteria
- Technical qualifications related to role within healthcare or equivalent
- A detailed understanding of hospital Infrastructure and building systems
- Clerk of Works
- Fire door inspection and Maintenance Qualifications
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in an Operational Maintenance environment, e.g. commercial or public sector premises Estates team
- Experience of successfully managing directly employed staff and contractors of varying trades and disciplines or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of negotiation and conflict resolution within the Estates and Facilities environment
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of building systems that impact on the Healthcare estate provision
- Considering safe operation and maintenance of healthcare premises
- Knowledge of applicable guidance for example HTM, HBN, HTN and other applicable guidance or best practice
Desirable criteria
- A detailed understanding of CUH E&F vision
- Demonstrate an understanding of acute hospitals and the skills / competency to operate and maintain these systems
- Detailed knowledge of the hospital systems for example: Asbestos Management; Fire Systems; CAFM systems; Specialist and Security systems; Fire Compartmentation and Fire doors, etc.
- Detailed understanding of resilient systems within healthcare premises and emergency planning for the estate
- Detailed knowledge of healthcare building systems; Grounds and Gardens Maintenance; Pest Control and both common and specialist Drainage Systems
- Working knowledge of a CMMS systems and its application to maintenance
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Developed organisational and planning ability
- Ability to assess situations and prioritise conflicting needs of the service
- Good IT skills including Microsoft Office
- Face to face facilitation, negotiation and influencing skills
Desirable criteria
- Self-motivated and able to demonstrate an ability to develop and motivate others
- Ability to react safely and quickly in emergency situations with regards to estate requirements
- Evidence of managing a range of external contractors employed by the Trust
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Daniel Perjesi
- Job title
- Senior Building and Grounds Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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