Painter and Decorator

An opportunity has arisen in CHoICE Facilities as Maintenance Craftsperson (Painter and Decorator). Providing services for South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS FT, CHoICE is an independent wholly-owned subsidiary company providing all hard and soft facility services at Sunderland Hospital and associated sites.

Joining existing Building Maintenance staff directly-employed to form part of Estates Hard FM services within CHoICE. The Team provide planned/reactive maintenance activities with respect to fulfilling it's obligation of a painting programme in-line with National Standards of Cleanliness and PLACE standards., You must have a detailed understanding of painting and decorating processes in relation to building services and maintenance and other related building works in accordance with relevant statutory and mandatory legislation and best practice guidance. You must also be able to provide evidence of the completion/obtainment of recognised relevant Apprenticeship and ideally will have gained maintenance experience within a healthcare environment or similar although this is not essential.

You will be expected to receive identified workloads on a handheld device from the Estates and Facilities Help Desk and be expected to organise and prioritise these daily activities to ensure the tasks are completed in the most efficient and effective manner. Support and guidance will be provided where necessary to ensure CHoICE can fulfil its statutory and mandatory obligations.

The role will also require the individual to have a flexible and positive approach to all activities and have the ability to deal with new scenarios as they arise. The role will furthermore require excellent communication skills and will require liaison directly with clinical and non-clinical staff and service users.

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City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE - trading since 2014) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT). Based at Sunderland Royal Hospital, providing a full range of Facilities Management, Procurement and Outpatient Pharmacy services. We employ around 650 staff in a wide range of functions, ranging from cleaners, porters, engineers, procurement specialists and pharmacists.

Commitment, Care and Compassion- our Team contribute to the overall hospital environment, providing safe, secure and comfortable facilities for access by patients, staff and visitors. CHoICE is an exciting place to work that will provide you with an opportunity to grow and develop. Many of our staff work flexibly, including part-time and we are committed to offering flexible approaches to work where possible. We provide a range of benefits including Fitness Centre (SRH), cycle to work scheme and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.

The base salary range for this role is £28,303 - £31,052. However, as the role may require the participation and / or completion of overtime, additional monetary rewards will be generated as part of this role.

The expected earnings presented within this advert have been established from actual earnings earned within the financial year 2023/24 and are based upon similar roles within the organisation. The additional earnings are based upon an obtained average and it will be typical to earn approximately this amount.

Please note the Trust are not able to offer Skilled Worker Sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the UKVI threshold requirements. You are requested to consider this when making your application. Please visitGov.UK for further information.