Painter & Decorator (Multi Skilled Craftperson)

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Chorley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust invites applications for a Painter & Decorator (Multi Skilled Craftperson) at Chorley site. This NHS AfC Band 4 role includes night shifts, full-time hours, and permanent contract with a salary of £28,392–£31,157 per year (pro rata) plus potential £3,943 RRP.

Responsibilities include applying specialist coatings, erecting scaffolding, fault finding in related trades, and liaising with colleagues to ensure high standards of service.

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 or City & Guilds in Painting & Decorating.
• Willingness to participate in NHS maintenance training.
• Leadership/ supervisory qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Apply specialist coatings in accordance with manufacturer instructions.
• Assemble and erect mobile and aluminium scaffolding towers as required.
• Undertake non-complex tasks of other trades including fault finding.
• Carry a bleep/pager to maintain a responsive service.
• Liaise with trade groups, staff and contractors to ensure high service standards.
• Participate in on-call gritting rota when requested.

Skills

Advanced craft painting

IT skills

Driving licence

Leadership qualification

Education

NVQ level 3 painting & decorating

Technical qualification

Supervisory qualification

Job description

Painter & Decorator (Multi Skilled Craftperson)

NHS AfC: Band 4

Main area Painter & Decorator Higher Level Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Night shift as and when required.) Job ref 435-1LSC-LTH17.26-A

Site Chorley and South Ribble Hospital Town Chorley Salary £28,392 - £31,157 pro rata, per annum - aditonal RRP £3,943 Salary period Yearly Closing 03/09/2026 23:59

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

Job overview

Please note that this post is Part of One LSC – a corporate collaboration hosted by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and providing Estates and Facilities Services to Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• Apply specialist coatings in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.
• Assemble and erect mobile and aluminium scaffolding towers as required.
• Undertake non-complex tasks of other trades including fault finding.
• Carry a bleep/pager to ensure a responsive service.
• Liaise closely with other trade groups, contractors, staff, end users, service providers and manufactures in order to ensure that the Trust receives the highest standard of service.
• Participate in the on-call gritting rota when requested.
• Willing to undertake work outside normal working hours as and when required.
• The post holder should be able to demonstrate leadership skills and will be multi skilled on work across a range of traditional modern and complex building structures and engineering areas.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake essential decorating works and general building maintenance activities at the request of the Estates Building Manager / Senior Estates Building Manager.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with managers, colleagues, contractors and trust wide service users.

Working for our organisation

All employees are required to comply with employment legislation and

codes of good practice.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and will do all we can to make sure that job applicants and employees do not receive less favourable treatment because of their age, sex, marital status, faith, race, disability or sexual orientation, or for any other reason that is not justified.

In accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, and other supplementary legislation, all employees are required to follow Trust Health and Safety policies and safe working procedures, take reasonable care to avoid injury during the course of their work, and co-operate with the Trust and others in meeting statutory requirements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Keep plans, electronic and hard copy records, spread sheet statistical data and ensure such records etc. are correct, updated and revised as necessary. Hold a full UK driving licence.
• All vehicles are driven safely and driving licence is maintained.
• Required to drive appropriate Trust vehicles for transporting personnel or equipment, 100% of records, both electronically and paper based, are kept up to date.
• Assist with, and support the Trusts building managers in project work, new equipment testing and commissioning, specifications, surveys, costing and other similar duties. Undertake inspections for pre-installations and investigate services which may be required for new equipment and carry out minor installation improvement works

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

• Attained a recognised advanced craft certified qualification (e.g. city and guilds qualification or NVQ level 3) in Painting and Decorating
• Relevant credited technical qualification
• Be willing and able to participate in an on-going training development programme within NHS maintenance services.
• Attained or working towards a technical qualification in a specialist area
• Attained a recognised and certified supervisory/ Leadership/ Management qualification.

Knowledge & Experience

• Be able to demonstrate competence in the required range of technical aspects applicable to the post.
• Completed a recognised apprenticeship.
• Proven ability to understand and comply with detailed procedures
• Be able to demonstrate continued training across traditional trade groups.
• I.T Skills I.e. understanding use of outlook, Handheld device (PDA).
• Previous experience of working in the NHS or large complex building service installations (non-domestic)

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.

This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.

We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.

We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. By telephone [phone] or email [e-mail] write to Employment Services, Parkview Offices, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

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