Job summary
Expected Shortlisting
Date
15/07/2025
Planned Interview
Date
15/08/2025
Help
keep our Estate looking clean, fresh and uplifting for our patients, staff and
visitors!
Here
at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust were looking to appoint a professional
Painter and Decorator on a permanent and full-time basis.
As
part of our Estates team, you'll play a crucial role in helping to create a
pleasant environment for our patients, visitors and staff. In a large acute
hospital like Leeds Teaching Hospitals, a welcoming, well-maintained
environment can make those in our care feel safe and welcome.
You'll
be helping to maintain our hospital environments to the highest standard to
ensure areas like wards, communal spaces, offices and staff rooms, to mention a
few areas, are suitable and welcoming for anyone who needs them.
In
this role, you'll help to support the environment of all our hospital sites and
can be deployed to any one of our four hospital sites in Leeds.
Fulltime, the positions provides 37.5 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
The
successful candidate will be part of a team of 6 working trust wide. The primary
role is to ensure the Trust's Internal environments are maintained to a high
standard.
The
work will include routine and planned painting and decorating work duties.
The
successful candidate will be responsible for associated tools, plant and
materials which are used within the scope of their work within the Estates
Department.
This
job can involve prolonged periods of physical activity the post holder must be
capable of undertaking such duties.
The
successful candidate could be required to drive Trust vehicles, holding a full,
current, British drivers licence would be highly beneficial.
Training is available, subject to budget, as part of
the position and the candidate may be required to attend training on an
external providers premises.
About us
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest employers in Leeds, employing over
20,000 staff and providing care to 1.6 million patients every year. The Estates
and Facilities team keep the Trust's sites running and manage one of the
largest estate portfolios across the NHS. With over 2,300 staff, we provide a
range of Estates & Facilities management services and ensure our buildings
and environments are fit for purpose, clean and safe.
Whether
we're cleaning wards, maintaining buildings, monitoring environmental impact,
providing staff childcare, delivering hot meals to patients, or patrolling our
sites, we support the delivery of patient care. Guided by our Leeds Way Values,
we are committed to creating the best place to work and being the employer of
choice for Estates and Facilities professionals in the region.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process
of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As
such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right
to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do
experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please
bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if
you have any questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job
Title: Maintenance Craftsman 4 - 8
Reports
to: Estates Officer
Accountable
to: Estates Manager (Operational)
Band:
4
Unit/Department:
Estates
CSU
Directorate: Estates & Facilities
Location[1]
Trust Wide
AfC
Job No: 1382
JOB
PURPOSE
Craftsmen
will be employed on work appropriate to their core specialist skills.
They
will have the ability to fulfil their duties with a total commitment to
versatility and will be suitably trained to acquire elements of other skills
with the intention of reaching levels of flexibility and competence to enable
them to achieve and apply the ability where required.
They
will continue to develop elements of other skills, reaching levels of
flexibility and competence to enable them to achieve and apply the ability
where required.
Responsible
for the safe maintenance, assembly, dismantling and repair of equipment
others may use.
Where
appropriate they will be called on to provide technical support to Managers
and Team Leaders
A
large proportion of work will be internally generated through building
Management Systems and through direct customer interface.
JOB
DIMENSIONS
Working
to standards laid down in Trust policies and legislation to provide a safe
and supportive environment for patients, staff and visitors
Work
with clinical staff to give non-clinical advice, information and guidance.
Liaise
with all internal departments and external contractors and suppliers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job
Title: Maintenance Craftsman 4 - 8
Reports
to: Estates Officer
Accountable
to: Estates Manager (Operational)
Band:
4
Unit/Department:
Estates
CSU
Directorate: Estates & Facilities
Location[1]
Trust Wide
AfC
Job No: 1382
JOB
PURPOSE
Craftsmen
will be employed on work appropriate to their core specialist skills.
They
will have the ability to fulfil their duties with a total commitment to
versatility and will be suitably trained to acquire elements of other skills
with the intention of reaching levels of flexibility and competence to enable
them to achieve and apply the ability where required.
They
will continue to develop elements of other skills, reaching levels of
flexibility and competence to enable them to achieve and apply the ability
where required.
Responsible
for the safe maintenance, assembly, dismantling and repair of equipment
others may use.
Where
appropriate they will be called on to provide technical support to Managers
and Team Leaders
A
large proportion of work will be internally generated through building
Management Systems and through direct customer interface.
JOB
DIMENSIONS
Working
to standards laid down in Trust policies and legislation to provide a safe
and supportive environment for patients, staff and visitors
Work
with clinical staff to give non-clinical advice, information and guidance.
Liaise
with all internal departments and external contractors and suppliers.
Person Specification
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Ability to carry out physical tasks
- Ability to risk assess work environments
- Ability to deliver traditional and alternative paint application techniques
- Able to work under own initiative and as part of a team
Desirable
- Ability to use electronic work management systems and devices for the receiving of and signing off of work requests
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 in Painting and Decorating or equivalent.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Completion of a recognised registered apprenticeship in Painting and Decorating
- Significant (post apprenticeship) relevant experience
Desirable
- Working in an Acute Hospital environment
- Knowledge and experience in an Acute Hospital environment
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Have a thorough and working knowledge, of a wide range of Painting and Decorating processes, underpinned by relevant practical experience.
- Ability to plan, organise and prioritise own work to provide an efficient service to the Trust and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures. To complete all relevant daily documentation in compliance
Person Specification
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Ability to carry out physical tasks
- Ability to risk assess work environments
- Ability to deliver traditional and alternative paint application techniques
- Able to work under own initiative and as part of a team
Desirable
- Ability to use electronic work management systems and devices for the receiving of and signing off of work requests
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ level 3 in Painting and Decorating or equivalent.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Completion of a recognised registered apprenticeship in Painting and Decorating
- Significant (post apprenticeship) relevant experience
Desirable
- Working in an Acute Hospital environment
- Knowledge and experience in an Acute Hospital environment
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Have a thorough and working knowledge, of a wide range of Painting and Decorating processes, underpinned by relevant practical experience.
- Ability to plan, organise and prioritise own work to provide an efficient service to the Trust and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures. To complete all relevant daily documentation in compliance
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.
