Painter and Decorator
Job Description
Job summary
The Estates and Facilities Directorate at Kettering General Hospital NHS Trust is seeking to recruit a highly motivated, flexible and enthusiastic Painter and Decorator to join our multi-Skilled Estates team providing operational painting maintenance services to a large acute hospital and associated properties.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the closing date indicated should we feel we have received sufficient applications.
Main duties of the job
You will be a keen and enthusiastic team member with a recognised painting and decorating apprenticeship and or have post qualification experience with in a complex building services environment.
Duties will include full range of painting and decorating maintenance tasks and will carry reactive repairs across a wide range of specialist areas.
Applicants should have a good all round ability and be capable of working on their own initiative to undertake planned preventative and reactive maintenance and general building duties.
About us
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire. Our Excellence Values: Compassion Respect Integrity Courageous Accountable
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for all essential and desirable criteria required for the role, and experience in an acute hospital setting.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- GCSE Maths Grade C or above
- GCSE English Grade C or above
- A qualification in painting and decorating e.g. NVQ level 2
Experience
Essential
- Good understanding of the maintenance of buildings services
- Good knowledge of Health and Safety issues in connection with the Construction Industry
- Minimum of 5 years painting work experience
- Experience of working within a customer-focused repairs and maintenance service
- Experience of working in a team and in a commercial environment
- Experience of working with a range of portable tools, small plant, ladders and equipment to enable duties of the job to be carried out.
- Previous years NHS experience
Skills
Essential
- Ability to record detailed and accurate repairs information relating to repair inspections or completed repair jobs.
- Able to use mobile electronic equipment (handhelds).
- Able to participate in the repairs and maintenance out-of-hours emergency service when required.
- Capable of working at heights from scaffold platforms, ladders or mechanical equipment.
- Able to carry out a repair job or improvement task that involves physical strength, stamina and standing, kneeling or crouching
- Must hold a current valid driving licence
- Ability to carry out repair job assessments (inspections), identifying the repair to be completed and materials required to complete the repair
- Ability to prioritise workload and work in a systematic and organised manner to ensure that repairs are completed within target times.
- Good communication - written and oral.
- Able to work under pressure and to deadlines.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Kettering General Hospital
Rothwell Road
Kettering
NN16 8UZ
