Band 4 Painter & Decorator

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Basingstoke is seeking a Band 4 Painter & Decorator to deliver painting and decorating services across the Trust’s healthcare estate. The role covers planned and reactive works with autonomy, using professional craftsmanship and attention to infection control and COSHH standards.

You will work across hospital sites, including patient areas, with a focus on safe, high-quality finishes and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 Painting & Decorating or equivalent is required.
• Experience in painting and decorating across healthcare environments is preferred.
• Knowledge of COSHH and infection control practices is essential.

Responsibilities

• Carry out internal and external painting and decorating to a high craft standard.
• Prepare surfaces by cleaning, sanding, filling and patch plastering.
• Apply coatings including emulsion, oil-based, acrylic, varnish, primers and sealers.
• Hang standard and wide-width wallcoverings as required.
• Undertake minor fabric repairs and sealant application.
• Maintain competent use of hand and power tools.
• Perform basic defect recognition and surface condition assessments.
• Ensure safe use of access equipment and working at height.
• Work across multiple hospital sites and support out‑of‑hours/shift work as needed.
• Engage in mandatory training and contribute to developing apprentices and trainees.

Skills

Surface preparation

Coatings application

Wallcoverings

Working at height

Tool proficiency

Interpreting drawings

Communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 Painting & Decorating

Tools

Hand and power tools

Access equipment

Job description

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 Trust.

• Standard Trade Tasks: Carry out internal and external painting and decorating to a high craft standard.
• Surface Preparation: Prepare surfaces by cleaning, sanding, filling, patch plastering, and caulking.
• Coatings Application: Apply various coatings including emulsion, oil-based, acrylic, varnish, primers, and sealers.
• Wallcoverings: Hang standard and wide-width wallcoverings.
• Fabric Maintenance: Undertake minor fabric repairs such as tile and grout touch-ups or applying sealant.
• Technical Competence: Maintain competent use of hand and power tools.
• Condition Assessment: Perform basic defect recognition and surface condition assessments.
• Equipment Use: Ensure the safe use of access equipment.
• Operational Flexibility: Work across various sites and participate in occasional out-of-hours or shift work as required.
• Professional Development: Complete mandatory training and maintain ongoing competence; We are seeking an NVQ Level 3 professional with the technical confidence to work independently from drawings and deliver high-standard finishes across our hospital sites. In this role, you will balance your craftsmanship with professional communication, ensuring a safe and compassionate environment for patients and staff while strictly following COSHH and infection control. You will be an active team player who embraces high standards of working and supports the growth of our workforce., 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, Good finishing standards
• Interpreting drawings
• Safe systems
• Tools competence
• Communication skills, Motivated
• Organised
• Flexible
• Professional, Calm under pressure Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive. We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer. The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.