Job summary
We are looking for an experienced Painter & Decorator to join the Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd estates team to manage all aspects of the operational estates service provided to Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and external clients. You will need to demonstrate strong team working skills; have extensive experience of working in an Estates/FM environment (ideally in the Public Sector) and be able to demonstrate excellent customer service skills.
This post will play a key role in meeting the estates key performance indicators.
There will be occasional requirements to work outside the normal estates hours (08:00 - 16:00 Monday to Friday) to carry out works which cannot be completed in hours and so a flexible approach to working hours is required.
The role will require occasional travel to our customers based outside of Chesterfield Royal Hospital, such as the community clinics that we manage for Royal Primary Care.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered.
Main duties of the job
About us
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that's 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
DSFS has just over 900 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the 'Chesterfield Royal family', DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that's dynamic, flexible, and proactive.
DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone's abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered
Please see below link for the DSFS website.
DSFS - Derbyshire Support & Facilities Services Limited | DSFS
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that are required.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- NVQ3 in Painting & Decorating, or a City & Guilds Advanced Craft Certificate Q1053356 (or equivalent experience).
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Mobile Towers/Scaffold Training Certificate.
- Training in installation of flooring, wall cladding, plastering, painting or other trades as appropriate to the role.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of carrying out building/painting/decorating work within a busy commercial environment.
- Experience of managing more junior trades staff and/or apprentices.
Desirable
- Experience of using Computer Aided Facilities Management software to manage and complete jobs.
- Experience of working in an acute hospital environment.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Able to correctly prepare wall surfaces prior to applying paint.
- Knowledgeable with regards to the statutory requirements that apply to installation work and able to find relevant information in documents when required
- Able to use hand and power tools to produce work to an excellent standard
- Able to paint to an excellent standard, including all aspects of cutting in and surface finish
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Enthusiastic, highly motivated and able to determine priorities and achieve them using initiative and with minimal external input.
- Able to communicate technical information effectively with customers in other departments, hospital and RPC colleagues and contractors
- Committed to continuous improvement and learning
- Able to operate with high integrity in the work environment
- Flexible and able to adapt to change quickly.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- NVQ3 in Painting & Decorating, or a City & Guilds Advanced Craft Certificate Q1053356 (or equivalent experience).
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Mobile Towers/Scaffold Training Certificate.
- Training in installation of flooring, wall cladding, plastering, painting or other trades as appropriate to the role.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of carrying out building/painting/decorating work within a busy commercial environment.
- Experience of managing more junior trades staff and/or apprentices.
Desirable
- Experience of using Computer Aided Facilities Management software to manage and complete jobs.
- Experience of working in an acute hospital environment.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Able to correctly prepare wall surfaces prior to applying paint.
- Knowledgeable with regards to the statutory requirements that apply to installation work and able to find relevant information in documents when required
- Able to use hand and power tools to produce work to an excellent standard
- Able to paint to an excellent standard, including all aspects of cutting in and surface finish
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Enthusiastic, highly motivated and able to determine priorities and achieve them using initiative and with minimal external input.
- Able to communicate technical information effectively with customers in other departments, hospital and RPC colleagues and contractors
- Committed to continuous improvement and learning
- Able to operate with high integrity in the work environment
- Flexible and able to adapt to change quickly.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
