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Job overview

A vacancy has arisen for a Band 5 Building Surveyor Adaptations to work at Burrows House in Swinton under the Northern Care Alliance NHS Trust.

Technical Support to residents of Salford requiring adaptations to their homes.  You will design schemes and submit where appropriate to planning and building control, produce works specifications, perform the role of contract administrators while works are on site using Framework contractors.

Main duties of the job

The Adaptations Team are part of a suite of services within independent living services of Salford Care Organisation. The team supports residents to remove environmental barriers within their homes to support independent living.

As part of a of small team of Building Surveyors you will have knowledge and experience of construction, project design, specifications and contract manage framework contractors. The role will require the successful applicant to problem solve and use Computer Aided Design software to interpret clinical assessment outcomes into practical design options.

This is a rewarding and varied role involving managing multiple projects such as bathroom conversions and internal alterations to bedroom / shower extensions on domestic properties that will require excellent communication skills with clients, statutory agencies, stakeholders and contractors.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and well-being activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.  

For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/