Band 4 Painter & Decorator

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking to recruit a Painter & Decorator to work within our Estates team, working full time 37.5 hours per week.

Band 4, 26,530 - 29,114

The successful applicant would be working within the building section of the Estates department which includes carpenters, builders and building assistants.

We are looking to recruit a self-motivated person who is willing to work alongside other team members but also to be able to work on their own initiative.

We feel this is an exciting opportunity with the possibility of progression for the right person.

Main duties of the job

To provide a painting and decorating service within healthcare premises including maintenance of existing building fabric and full re-decorating works (lifecycle), to meet the needs of the Trust, by operating an efficient and effective Estates Service within the Trust's healthcare facilities to ensure the safe delivery of patient care:

1. Delivering a planned maintenance, repair & installations service which always represents quality and value for money.
2. Providing a safe maintenance service to all building/construction related infrastructure.
3. Assisting in the development of the Estates function into a customer focused range of services.
4. Adopting a flexible, integrated working approach to the delivery of Estates Service.
5. To work autonomously with estates colleagues, effectively organising and managing the decorating workload and resources with due regard to management requirements. To be prepared and willing to undertake other associated works as required.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

1. Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can.
2. Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reaches their true potential, achieves their ambitions and thrives in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job responsibilities

*Please Note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

• City & Guilds of London Institute Craft Certificate in a relevant Painting & Decorating, Building or Construction discipline.
• Plus,
• City & Guilds of London Institute Advanced Craft Certificate in a relevant Painting & Decorating, Building or Construction discipline.
• Or,
• An equivalent qualification such as NVQ Level 3 in a relevant Painting & Decorating, Building or Construction discipline.
• Or,
• BTEC/ONC in Painting & Decorating, Building or Construction Services.
• *Additional relevant Competencies.

Experience

• Completion of a registered apprenticeship or structured training program in Painting & Decorating, Building or Construction for a minimum of 3 years.
• Plus
• At least 2 years post training, site experience having demonstrated high versatility and flexibility.
• And
• Background in Painting & Decorating, Building or Construction installation, alteration, maintenance or repair.
• And
• Experience of Building components and surface finishes.
• *Previous experience of working in an acute Hospital environment or similar demanding role.

Additional Criteria

• *Ability to work without supervision and confident to take decisions based on own ability.
• *Adaptable to change.
• *Physically demanding role requiring manual handling of loads, extremes of temperature and the ability to work at heights or in confined spaces.
• *Appreciation of his/her own limitations.

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

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust