Full job descriptionPainter & Decorator (Multi Skilled Craftperson)NHS AfC: Band 4Main 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 overviewPlease 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 organisationAll 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 specificationQualifications & EducationEssential criteria*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.
Desirable criteria*Attained or working towards a technical qualification in a specialist area
*Attained a recognised and certified supervisory/ Leadership/ Management qualification.
Knowledge & ExperienceEssential criteria*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).
Desirable criteria*Previous experience of working in the NHS or large complex building service installations (non-domestic)
Dear Potential Applicant,
It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
*Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
*This vacancymay close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.**
*Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

*Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post.Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.
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...