East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Building Craftsperson - Painter & Decorator

The closing date is 15 December 2025

Job summary

The Estates department at Furness General Hospital is a group of highly skilled electrical and mechanical engineers, creative building craftspersons, and dedicated support staff.

We are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Painter & Decorator.

You should be experienced, time served, and suitably qualified in painting and decoration, ideally on a commercial/industrial level.

Main duties of the job

This is a highly rewarding role. Working under the Building Team Leader, the successful candidate will embark on a challenging adventure, safely, efficiently, and with patient and staff safety at the heart of their focus.

Working as part of a team, and individually, you will be required to carry out decoration and building finishes maintenance within acute and community NHS properties.

The successful candidate must be able to self-motivate, work relatively unsupervised, and be a good communicator on all levels. Flexible working will be required where you will assist other trades and undertake other tasks to maintain the building services.

A healthcare, commercial, or industrial background would be advantageous but not essential - as specific training will be provided.

This post is based at Furness General Hospital in Barrow in Furness.

About us

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, and Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe.

FGH and the RLI have a range of general hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Date posted

01 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

435-1LSC-UHMBT-098-25

Job locations

Furness General Hospital

Dalton Lane

Barrow in Furness

LA14 4LF

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full apprenticeship or equivalent approved training programme and/or experience.
BTEC or equivalent

Desirable

Computer literate
Driving licence
NVQ 2 and/or NVQ 3 in Painting and Decoration

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in an industrial and/or commercial organisation or similar.

Desirable

Previous experience of working in a healthcare environment.
Previous use of facilities labour management systems.

Personal Qualities

Essential

Ability to comply with trust policies
Ability to travel between sites as required.

Desirable

Flexible approach to working patterns

Skills & Personal Attributes

Essential

Evidence of good communication skills on all levels.
Ability to deal with information sensitively and confinentially
Ability to work as part of a team but must be able to work unsupervised.

Desirable

Ability to travel between the Trust sites as required.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full apprenticeship or equivalent approved training programme and/or experience.
BTEC or equivalent

Desirable

Computer literate
Driving licence
NVQ 2 and/or NVQ 3 in Painting and Decoration

Experience

Essential

Experience of working in an industrial and/or commercial organisation or similar.

Desirable

Previous experience of working in a healthcare environment.
Previous use of facilities labour management systems.

Personal Qualities

Essential

Ability to comply with trust policies
Ability to travel between sites as required.

Desirable

Flexible approach to working patterns

Skills & Personal Attributes

Essential

Evidence of good communication skills on all levels.
Ability to deal with information sensitively and confinentially
Ability to work as part of a team but must be able to work unsupervised.

Desirable

Ability to travel between the Trust sites as required.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Furness General Hospital

Dalton Lane

Barrow in Furness

LA14 4LF

Employer's website

http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Furness General Hospital

Dalton Lane

Barrow in Furness

LA14 4LF

Employer's website

http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)