Painter and Decorator

City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE)

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Job summary

An opportunity has arisen in CHoICE Facilities as Maintenance Craftsperson (Painter and Decorator). Providing services for South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS FT, CHoICE is an independent wholly-owned subsidiary company providing all hard and soft facility services at Sunderland Hospital and associated sites.

Joining existing Building Maintenance staff directly-employed to form part of Estates Hard FM services within CHoICE. The Team provide planned/reactive maintenance activities with respect to fulfilling it's obligation of a painting programme in-line with National Standards of Cleanliness and PLACE standards.

Expected earnings is not intended to provide a guarantee of earnings, this is a salary range.

The base salary range for this role is £28,303 - £31,052. However, as the role may require the participation and / or completion of overtime, additional monetary rewards will be generated as part of this role.

The expected earnings presented within this advert have been established from actual earnings earned within the financial year 2023/24 and are based upon similar roles within the organisation. The additional earnings are based upon an obtained average and it will be typical to earn approximately this amount.

Please note the Trust are not able to offer Skilled Worker Sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the UKVI threshold requirements. You are requested to consider this when making your application. Please visitGov.UK for further information.

Main duties of the job

You must have a detailed understanding of painting and decorating processes in relation to building services and maintenance and other related building works in accordance with relevant statutory and mandatory legislation and best practice guidance. You must also be able to provide evidence of the completion/obtainment of recognised relevant Apprenticeship and ideally will have gained maintenance experience within a healthcare environment or similar although this is not essential.

You will be expected to receive identified workloads on a handheld device from the Estates and Facilities Help Desk and be expected to organise and prioritise these daily activities to ensure the tasks are completed in the most efficient and effective manner. Support and guidance will be provided where necessary to ensure CHoICE can fulfil its statutory and mandatory obligations.

The role will also require the individual to have a flexible and positive approach to all activities and have the ability to deal with new scenarios as they arise. The role will furthermore require excellent communication skills and will require liaison directly with clinical and non-clinical staff and service users.

About us

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City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE - trading since 2014) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT). Based at Sunderland Royal Hospital, providing a full range of Facilities Management, Procurement and Outpatient Pharmacy services. We employ around 650 staff in a wide range of functions, ranging from cleaners, porters, engineers, procurement specialists and pharmacists.

Commitment, Care and Compassion- our Team contribute to the overall hospital environment, providing safe, secure and comfortable facilities for access by patients, staff and visitors. CHoICE is an exciting place to work that will provide you with an opportunity to grow and develop. Many of our staff work flexibly, including part-time and we are committed to offering flexible approaches to work where possible. We provide a range of benefits including Fitness Centre (SRH), cycle to work scheme and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.

We welcome all applications regardless of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups.

Note we will not accept applications found to be AI generated.

Date posted

28 November 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£28,303 to £31,052 a year Full time pay range

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

M9155-Z-EA-1024-70-1

Job locations

South Tyneside Nhs Foundation Trust

Harton Lane

South Shields

Tyne And Wear

NE340PL

Job description

Job responsibilities

The main purpose of the role is for the Postholder to undertake planned and reactive painting and decoration-related duties at properties maintained by CHoICE. Appropriate instruction and direction will be provided by a relevant building-related estates officer or supervisor and will be in conjunction with CFS customers' painting programmes, minor new works or reactive defects as required.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

To have the ability to adapt to the changing demands of the role including the reaction to emergency situations.
Able to prioritising own workload ensuring that high-quality patient care and SLA targets are achieved.
Regularly provide and receive routine information and on occasion sensitive information with a range Estates work colleagues, other Trust colleagues and external Trust/CFS contacts.
Self-motivated with a desire to improve current practices.
Able to adopt a flexible approach to working hours.

Desirable

Good knowledge of building regulations.
Knowledge of HBNs.

Other

Desirable

Please provide a contact telephone number, in case we need to contact you about your Application, or write 'no Number' if you do not have one.

Experience

Essential

Experience of undertaking a wide range of painting and decoration activities;
Experience of working with multiple building-related trades.

Desirable

Multi-skilled working.
Maintenance background.
Experience of working in a healthcare environment.

Qualifications

Essential

Basic numeracy & literacy skills to Level 1 or equivalent.
Basic IT skills.
BTEC/ONC, City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 in Painting and Decorating or equivalent.
Completion of recognised and accredited Apprenticeship in a relevant discipline.

Desirable

HNC in a building-related discipline.
Formal Health and Safety qualification e.g. IOSHH Working Safely.

Physical Skills

Essential

Is able to travel and work at all Trust sites.
Is able to have the ability to undertake moderate physical activities for long periods throughout a typical working day.
Is able to complete tasks which require short intensive bursts of effort before returning to moderate physical.
Undertake regular moving and handling activities.
Requirement for highly-developed physical dexterity, for hand and eye co-ordination and manipulation of fine tools.

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

To have the ability to adapt to the changing demands of the role including the reaction to emergency situations.
Able to prioritising own workload ensuring that high-quality patient care and SLA targets are achieved.
Regularly provide and receive routine information and on occasion sensitive information with a range Estates work colleagues, other Trust colleagues and external Trust/CFS contacts.
Self-motivated with a desire to improve current practices.
Able to adopt a flexible approach to working hours.

Desirable

Good knowledge of building regulations.
Knowledge of HBNs.

Other

Desirable

Please provide a contact telephone number, in case we need to contact you about your Application, or write 'no Number' if you do not have one.

Experience

Essential

Experience of undertaking a wide range of painting and decoration activities;
Experience of working with multiple building-related trades.

Desirable

Multi-skilled working.
Maintenance background.
Experience of working in a healthcare environment.

Qualifications

Essential

Basic numeracy & literacy skills to Level 1 or equivalent.
Basic IT skills.
BTEC/ONC, City & Guilds or NVQ Level 3 in Painting and Decorating or equivalent.
Completion of recognised and accredited Apprenticeship in a relevant discipline.

Desirable

HNC in a building-related discipline.
Formal Health and Safety qualification e.g. IOSHH Working Safely.

Physical Skills

Essential

Is able to travel and work at all Trust sites.
Is able to have the ability to undertake moderate physical activities for long periods throughout a typical working day.
Is able to complete tasks which require short intensive bursts of effort before returning to moderate physical.
Undertake regular moving and handling activities.
Requirement for highly-developed physical dexterity, for hand and eye co-ordination and manipulation of fine tools.

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.