Painter/ decorator inWakefield inWakefield PUBLISHED
THU 9 JAN 2025
Candidates should be adaptable to a dynamic work environment, as tasks can vary daily. The role involves working as part of a small team and supporting other trades, requiring good communication and coordination with departmental managers for access to areas of work. Employment includes necessary training for additional skills and compliance with safety regulations, particularly when working at heights or in confined spaces. All employees are encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to safeguard patient health.
37.5 Hours Per Week
This painting role is based at Fieldhead hospital in Wakefield but covers other health centres in the Wakefield area that sits under the trust footprint.
The role is maintaining the decoration of all service areas covering all aspects of painting and decorating internally and externally on the buildings.
The work is varied and changes on a day to day basis in line with service need requirements and prioritisation of works.
Estates trust vehicles are utilised for traveling around the footprint of the trust and the successful candidates skillset may at times need to be used on the Barnsley properties which includes Kendray hospital and Doncaster property such as Cheswold Park Hospital.
This is an exciting role for the right candidate that likes a challenge in a very demanding environment.
The successful candidate will become part of a small team of painters who work in with and support other trades and maintenance assistants in day to day duties.
Reactive works are the main duties of this post but our estates painting lead does run and manage full painting programmes for all areas across the trust foot print.
All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect patients.
To carry out routine painting maintenance of Trust properties
Carry out internal and external decoration of ward areas, departments and common areas.
Be able to be fully conversant with various types of application e.g.
Oil based paints
Acrylic paints
Spraying techniques
Wall papering finishes
Wall washing of clinical and non clinical areas as required.
Any other duties generally regarded as being concomitant with painting and decorating.
The postholder will be expected to increase his/her knowledge with in-house/external courses to carry out basic duties of other trades i.e.:
Light cleaning, lamp replacement with relevant training
Removing/replacing notice boards, signs, shelves etc.
Basic plastering repairs etc.
We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.
At the time of advertising, this role does not meet the minimum requirements (salary threshold or occupational requirements)set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. For this reason, unfortunately we are unable to sponsor anyone on a visa for this role at this moment in time.
About us
The main area of this post is to ensure the fabric of all properties within SWYPT and any other organisations as directed, both internally and externally are kept to a high standard. The postholder will be expected to undertake training to increase flexibility across other trades.
This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.
The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.
To carry out routine maintenance of Trust properties.
To carry out internal decoration of ward areas, departments and common areas.
To carry out external decoration of all surfaces.
To be fully conversant with various types of application e.g
Oil based paint
Acrylic paints
Spraying techniques
Wall papering finishes
The marking of roads with reference to hatching, instructional directions and lining.
Wall washing of clinical and non clinical areas as required.
Any other duties generally regarded as being concomitant with painting and decorating.
The postholder will be expected to increase his/her knowledge with in-house/external courses to carry out basic duties of other trades i.e.: -
Light cleaning, lamp replacement
Removing/replacing notice boards, signs, shelves etc.
Basic plastering repairs etc.
The postholder will manage his/her own workload and liaise with departmental managers for access to ward and patient areas.
To ensure stock levels are maintained and order stock and parts as required.
To ensure the quality of work is of a high standard at all times.
Required to carry out work in accordance with working at heights and permit to work system on various functions in various conditions i.e. confined spaces, boiler houses, plant rooms, stair wells etc.
To work from ladders, to erect scaffold (once trained) and safe use of the safety harness system.
For further Job information, please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.
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