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Painter and Decorator
The closing date is 22 May 2025
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-ownedsubsidiary company providing all hard and soft facility services atSunderland Hospital and associated sites.
Joining existing Building Maintenance staffdirectly-employed to form part of Estates Hard FM services within CHoICE.The Team provide planned/reactive maintenance activities with respectto fulfilling it's obligation of a painting programme in-line with NationalStandards of Cleanliness and PLACE standards.
Expected earnings is not intended toprovide 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 / orcompletion of overtime, additional monetary rewards will be generated as partof this role.
The expected earningspresented within this advert have been established from actual earnings earnedwithin the financial year 2023/24 and are based upon similar roles within theorganisation. The additional earnings are based upon an obtained average and itwill 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 detailedunderstanding of painting and decorating processes in relation to buildingservices and maintenance and other related building works in accordance withrelevant statutory and mandatory legislation and best practice guidance. You must also be able to provide evidence of the completion/obtainment ofrecognised relevant Apprenticeship and ideally will have gained maintenanceexperience within a healthcare environment or similar although this is notessential.
You will be expected to receive identifiedworkloads on a handheld device from the Estates and Facilities Help Desk and beexpected to organise and prioritise these daily activities to ensure the tasksare completed in the most efficient and effective manner. Support and guidancewill be provided where necessary to ensure CHoICE can fulfil its statutory andmandatory obligations.
The role will also require the individual to have a flexible andpositive approach to all activities and have the ability to deal with newscenarios as they arise. The role will furthermore require excellentcommunication skills and will require liaison directly with clinical andnon-clinical staff and service users.
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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.
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.
PLEASE REFER TO ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge
* 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.
* Good knowledge of building regulations.
* Knowledge of HBNs.
Other
* 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
* Experience of undertaking a wide range of painting and decoration activities;
* Experience of working with multiple building-related trades.
* Multi-skilled working.
* Maintenance background.
* Experience of working in a healthcare environment.
Qualifications
* 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.
* HNC in a building-related discipline.
* Formal Health and Safety qualification e.g. IOSHH Working Safely.
Physical Skills
* 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.
Employer name
City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE)
£28,303 to £31,052 a yearFull time pay range
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