Painter and Decorator
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 24/08/2026
- Closes
- 07/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves carrying out painting and decorating work, including surface preparation and application of various finishes, to maintain the Trust's buildings. The post holder will ensure work is completed within set priorities and support the wider Estates and Facilities Team. Duties include planned and reactive painting, minor repairs, and ensuring a presentable and fit-for-purpose environment for patients and visitors.
Key responsibilities
- To carry out painting and decorating work, including surface preparation and application of paints, finishes and minor wall make-good.
- To ensure work is carried out within the set priority for the task.
- To support the wider Estates and Facilities Team by providing assistance to multi-skilled engineering and building craftspersons.
- To perform day to day painting, decorating and minor make-good repairs on the Trust's assets.
- To undertake planned painting and decorating work in accordance with competencies and training.
- To carry out reactive painting and minor repair work in accordance with competencies and training.
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE standard C or above (or equivalent)
- City & Guilds NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Painting and Decorating (or equivalent technical qualification)
- Capable of climbing ladders and scaffolding, working at heights and in confined spaces
- Carry out manual handling tasks
- IT skills, use of mobile devices used in conjunction with the delivery of estates maintenance
- Good communication skills both written and verbal at all levels of authority
- Adaptable to change as required
- Able to work in a well in a team and as a lone worker
- Ability to communicate with customers in a polite and professional manner
- Ability to solve small-scale maintenance problems alone
- Skilled in painting and decorating, including surface preparation, application of paints and decorative finishes
- In depth knowledge of Health and Safety at Work act and Approved Codes of Practice and current regulations in relation to own discipline
- A minimum of 5 years experience of working in an NHS estates and facilities organisation or similar
- Legionella Awareness
- Asbestos Awareness
- Risk Assessments knowledge
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £34,186 – £37,389 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
To carry out and decorating work, including surface preparation and the application of paints, finishes and minor wall make-good, to ensure the Trust's buildings are presentable, well maintained and fit for purpose.
You will be responsible for ensuring your work is carried out within the set priority for the task, and why work not completed will be highlighted to the Helpdesk.
You will support the wider Estates and Facilities Team by providing assistance to the multi-skilled engineering and building craftsperson.
Main duties of the job
To contribute to improving patient and visitor experience.
To be a customer focussed point of contact for Estates and Facilities services.
Demonstrate a logical and practical approach to tasks.
Play key role in the delivery of planned painting and decorating programmes as instructed by the Helpdesk and/or Line Manager.
To perform day to day painting, decorating and minor make-good repairs on the Trust's assets.
To undertake planned painting and decorating work in accordance with competencies and training such as the following examples:
Internal and external painting (walls, ceilings, woodwork and metalwork
Surface preparation including filling, sanding and priming
Application of specialist finishes for clinical environments (e.g. low-VOC and antimicrobial paints) where required
Wallpaper application and removal
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