Fabric Operative

Circle Health Group; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private Pension Scheme

Private Healthcare Scheme

Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

Family Friendly policies

Non-contributory life insurance

Staff engagement hub

Job summary

Circle Health Group Hampshire Clinic – Basingstoke seeks a Fabric Operative to join the Engineering team. This full-time role (37.5 hours) covers painting, decorating and fabric tasks across internal and external areas.

You will perform joinery, plumbing, and maintenance, ensuring redecoration aligns with lease terms and schedules across sites within the cluster. Applicants should hold CSCS, Pasma/Ladder training and experience with wall coverings, with an ability to work independently and

Qualifications

• Must hold a CSCS card at the appropriate level.
• Trained on high working, including Pasma/Ladder use.
• Ability to hang all types/styles of wall coverings (wide width, fabric/paper backed).
• Ability to work on own initiative in a methodical way.
• Alternatively, partial engineering training or apprenticeship with painting/decorating/carpentry focus.
• Experience working with contractors and others.
• Good understanding of COSHH regulations and health & safety guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide painting, decorating and general fabric tasks across Circle Health Group facilities (internal and external).
• Complete fabric tasks including joinery works and patient/staff facing fabric items.
• Carry out basic plumbing duties including TMV maintenance and toilet unblocking.
• Offer redecoration and fabric repair guidance across sites.
• Support across clusters when required for holidays, sickness or vacancies.
• Ensure redecoration aligns with lease obligations; interior every 7 years and special redecorations every ten years.
• Adhere to mandatory training requirements.

Skills

CSCS card

Pasma/Ladder training

Wall coverings hanging

Initiative

Contractor liaison

COSHH awareness

Health & Safety knowledge

Education

Engineering training or apprenticeship

Job description

Fabric Operative
Hampshire Clinic - Basingstoke
37.5 Hours & Permanent
Salary: Competitive Salary (depending on level of experience, training and qualification)

Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country.

We have an opportunity for a Fabric Operative to join their team of staff in the Engineering department.

This is a full - time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern.

Duties of this role include:

• The provision of a Painting and Decorating, and general fabric tasks including, basic plumbing and Carpentry service to Circle Health Group Facilities covering both internal and external aspects of the premises.

• Complete all fabric tasks including paint and decorating, joinery works and general patient and staff facing fabric tasks

• Provide touch up and fabric refurbishment service on both a reactive and rolling programme basis.

• The completion of basic plumbing duties, this would include TMV maintenance, unblocking toilets, changing washers etc

• Provide competent advice on the redecoration and fabric repair requirements throughout the facilities.

• Provide support to sites across clusters when required for Holiday, sickness, Vacancy’s, and or general support provision

• Ensure redecoration in line with Circle Health Group property lease obligations

• Exterior every 5 years

• Interior every 7 years to redecorate non-clinical areas

• To redecorate the internal clinical areas of the premises when major equipment is replaced. In any case this redecoration must be done at least once every ten years.

• You comply with all relevant mandatory training.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Current Construction Safety Certification Scheme (CSCS) Card at appropriate level of qualification.

• Trained on high working, including Pasma/Ladder use.

• Ability to hang all types and styles of wall coverings e.g. wide width, fabric and paper backed etc.

• Ability to work under own initiative in a methodical process as required.

• Alternatively, part qualifications in Engineering training programme or part completed apprenticeship and specialised in Painting / Decorating and or Carpentry afterwards.

• Previous experience in working alongside Contractors and others.

• Working understanding of the COSHH regulations.

• Basic understanding of Health and Safety guidelines and applicable law.

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service

• Private Pension Scheme

• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions

• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay

• Non-contributory life insurance

• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits

• Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing

• Employee recognition programmes

• Industry leading training and development opportunities

…and much more!

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more.

We’re passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.

To find out more about the Circle Health Group Philosophy: https://careers.circlehealthgroup.co.uk/why-circle/our-philosophy