Painter & Decorator
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 07/10/2026
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Role summary
The Band 4 Painter & Decorator will deliver comprehensive painting and decorating services across the Trust's healthcare estate. This involves planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs, and lifecycle works to ensure safe, compliant, and functional environments. The role requires working autonomously, performing surface preparation, minor repairs, and applying specialist coatings. The post-holder will also contribute to team objectives by sharing expertise and promoting high standards.
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 3 Painting & Decorating
- COSHH/H&S awareness
- CPD Training and evidence
Desirable criteria
- PASMA
- Asbestos Awareness
- Additional fabric trade training
- Painting/decorating in commercial/public settings
- Working independently
- Meeting deadlines
- Healthcare environment experience
- CAFM use
- Good finishing standards
- Interpreting drawings
- Safe systems
- Tools competence
- Communication skills
- IT literacy
- Basic diagnostic skills
- Other
- Motivated
- Organised
- Flexible
- Professional
- Calm under pressure
- Training and Qualifications
- NVQ Level 3 Painting & Decorating
- COSHH/H&S awareness
- CPD Training and evidence
- PASMA
- Asbestos Awareness
- Additional fabric trade training
- Painting/decorating in commercial/public settings
- Working independently
- Meeting deadlines
- Healthcare environment experience
- CAFM use
- Good finishing standards
- Interpreting drawings
- Safe systems
- Tools competence
- Communication skills
- IT literacy
- Basic diagnostic skills
- Other
- Motivated
- Organised
- Flexible
- Professional
- Calm under pressure
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Painter & Decorator
The closing date is 07 October 2026
Job summary
The Band 4 Painter & Decorator is a skilled member of the HHCS Estates & Facilities Team, responsible for delivering a comprehensive painting and decorating service across the Trust's healthcare estate. The post-holder will undertake planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs, and lifecycle works to ensure that clinical and non-clinical environments are safe, compliant, functional, and presented to a high professional standard that supports patient care and staff wellbeing.
Working with a high degree of autonomy and technical competence, the post-holder will carry out a full range of painting and decorating activities, including surface preparation, minor fabric and plaster repairs, application of specialist healthcare coatings, and working at height using approved access equipment. Work will be delivered in accordance with drawings, specifications, and agreed quality standards, with minimal supervision and with due regard to operational priorities.
As a skilled tradesperson, the Band 4 Painter & Decorator will also contribute to the wider objectives of the service by sharing expertise, supporting development of apprentices and trainees, and promoting high standards of workmanship, professionalism and customer-focused service delivery across the Tru
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