Estates Painter and Decorator

Are you someone who takes pride in your work and values delivering a high standard of finish? Join Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust as a Painter and Decorator, where you'll help maintain the appearance and condition of our healthcare environments for patients, staff, and visitors. You'll be part of a supportive Estates team working together to keep our facilities safe, functional, and well maintained.

Our sites span across Sussex, and we offer flexibility with your base location--this role can be based at one of several sites across the county.

Please note: Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role may not be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk websitebefore applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

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Main duties of the job

As part of our Estates team, you'll carry out a variety of internal and external painting and decorating tasks across a wide range of NHS properties, including:

Preparing surfaces and applying paint, wallpaper, and finishes to a high standard

Repairing and maintaining painted areas, including plasterwork and minor surface restoration

Estimating materials, sourcing supplies, and ensuring value for money

Supporting planned preventative maintenance and responding to repair jobs

Keeping workspaces clean, tidy, and safe

Collaborating with other trades and Estates colleagues as needed

You'll also be expected to use our Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) system to track work and communicate with service users to arrange access when necessary.

About us

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

- Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo
- Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussex
- Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
- Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
- Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
- Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief network
- Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
- Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive overview of the role, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Please note: Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role is unlikely to be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk websitebefore applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications and/or professional registration

- NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification in Painting and Decorating, or equivalent experience.
- IPAF (International Powered Access Federation). CSCS Holder (Construction Skills Certificate). PASMA cert holder (Prefabricated Access Suppliers).
- Full Driving Licence.

Experience

- Post qualification experience in painting and decorating.
- Estates services experience in the NHS.

Skills and knowledge

- Knowledge of legislation applicable to the position.
- Ability to cope with unpleasant working conditions, e.g., dust, dirt, fumes, noise etc when conducting audits.
- Confident, enquiring, self-motivated
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Ability to work at height

Other requirements

- Access to own vehicle for work purposes.

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.

£24,625 to £25,674 a yearper annum/pro rata

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