Fabric Operative – Engineering

Circle Health Group; Orpington; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Private Healthcare for hospital stays

Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

Family Friendly policies

Non-contributory life insurance

Staff engagement hub and rewards

Wellbeing resources

Employee development opportunities

Job summary

Circle Health Group’s Chelsfield Park Hospital in Kent is seeking a Fabric Operative in the Engineering department to join a 37.5-hour-per-week, permanent role. Salary up to £34,780.37 per year, depending on experience.

The role covers painting, decorating and general fabric upkeep across hospital facilities, with a flexible shift pattern and opportunities to contribute to refurbishment projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in painting, decorating and general building fabric maintenance.
• Current CSCS card at the appropriate level.
• Ability to carry out basic plumbing tasks including TMV maintenance and minor repairs.
• Experience decorating and refurbishing to a high standard.
• Ability to work independently while following safe procedures.
• Basic understanding of health and safety regulations and COSHH.

Responsibilities

• Provide painting, decorating and general fabric maintenance across hospital facilities.
• Complete fabric tasks including decoration, joinery and general maintenance of patient and staff areas.
• Carry out touch-up repairs and refurbishment on reactive and planned programmes.
• Ensure high standards of finish and workmanship in maintenance and refurbishment.
• Deliver redecorating works in line with property lease obligations (external/internal cycles).
• Provide advice on refurbishment requirements and support planning of decoration and fabric maintenance programmes.

Skills

Painting

Decorating

General maintenance

CSCS card

Health and safety

COSHH

PASMA

Healthcare environment experience

Independent working

Contractor liaison

Job description

Fabric Operative – Engineering
Chelsfield Park Hospital
37.5 Hours & Permanent
Salary: Up to £34,780.37 per year (depending on level of experience, training and qualification)

Chelsfield Park Hospital in Kent is part of 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 tocover a flexible shift pattern.

Duties of this role include:

• Provide painting, decorating and general building fabric maintenance services across hospital facilities.
• Complete fabric tasks including decoration, joinery works, and general maintenance of patient and staff-facing areas.
• Carry out touch-up repairs and refurbishment works across clinical and non-clinical areas on both a reactive and planned programme basis.
• Ensure high standards of finish and workmanship in all maintenance and refurbishment activities.
• Deliver redecorating works in line with Circle Health Group property lease obligations including:
  – External redecorations every 5 years
  – Internal non-clinical areas every 7 years
  – Clinical areas during major equipment replacement or at least every 10 years
• Provide advice on refurbishment requirements and support planning of decoration and fabric maintenance programmes.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Experience in painting, decorating and general building fabric maintenance.
• Current Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card at the appropriate level.
• Ability to carry out basic plumbing tasks including TMV maintenance and minor repairs.
• Experience completing decoration and refurbishment tasks to a high standard.
• Ability to work independently using initiative while following safe working procedures.
• Basic understanding of health and safety regulations and applicable legislation.
• Working knowledge of COSHH regulations.
• Experience working within healthcare or similar regulated environments.
• PASMA or ladder training for working at height.
• Experience hanging a range of wall coverings including wide width, fabric-backed and paper-backed materials.
• Engineering training programme or partially completed apprenticeship with specialisation in painting, decorating or carpentry.
• Experience working alongside contractors and facilities teams in large buildings.

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 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.