• Job Description

  Req#: C9150-25-0284?language=en&page=533&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Are you someone who takes pride in your work and values delivering a high standard of finish? Join Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust as a Painter and Decorator, where you'll help maintain the appearance and condition of our healthcare environments for patients, staff, and visitors. You'll be part of a supportive Estates team working together to keep our facilities safe, functional, and well maintained.

  Our sites span across Sussex, and we offer flexibility with your base location--this role can be based at one of several sites across the county.

  Main duties of the job

  As part of our Estates team, you'll carry out a variety of internal and external painting and decorating tasks across a wide range of NHS properties, including:

  • Preparing surfaces and applying paint, wallpaper, and finishes to a high standard

  • Repairing and maintaining painted areas, including plasterwork and minor surface restoration

  • Estimating materials, sourcing supplies, and ensuring value for money

  • Supporting planned preventative maintenance and responding to repair jobs

  • Keeping workspaces clean, tidy, and safe

  • Collaborating with other trades and Estates colleagues as needed

  You'll also be expected to use our Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) system to track work and communicate with service users to arrange access when necessary.

  About us

  We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

  Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

  Why work for us?o Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast

  Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence --guide everything we do.

  We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

  This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

  Details

  Date posted

  08 May 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  150-GM1724-COR

  Job locations

  Brighton General Hospital

  Elm Grove

  Brighton

  BN2 3EW

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For a comprehensive overview of the role, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

  Please note: Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role is unlikely to be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For a comprehensive overview of the role, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

  Please note: Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules, this role is unlikely to be eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying to assess their eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications and/or professional registration

  Essential

  • NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification in Painting and Decorating, or equivalent experience.

  Desirable

  • IPAF (International Powered Access Federation). CSCS Holder (Construction Skills Certificate). PASMA cert holder (Prefabricated Access Suppliers).
  • Full Driving Licence.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Post qualification experience in painting and decorating.

  Desirable

  • Estates services experience in the NHS.

  Skills and knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge of legislation applicable to the position.
  • Ability to cope with unpleasant working conditions, e.g., dust, dirt, fumes, noise etc when conducting audits.
  • Confident, enquiring, self-motivated
  • Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
  • Ability to work at height

  Other requirements

  Essential

  • Access to own vehicle for work purposes.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications and/or professional registration

  Essential

  • NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification in Painting and Decorating, or equivalent experience.

  Desirable

  • IPAF (International Powered Access Federation). CSCS Holder (Construction Skills Certificate). PASMA cert holder (Prefabricated Access Suppliers).
  • Full Driving Licence.

  Experience

  Essential

  • Post qualification experience in painting and decorating.

  Desirable

  • Estates services experience in the NHS.

  Skills and knowledge

  Essential

  • Knowledge of legislation applicable to the position.
  • Ability to cope with unpleasant working conditions, e.g., dust, dirt, fumes, noise etc when conducting audits.
  • Confident, enquiring, self-motivated
  • Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
  • Ability to work at height

  Other requirements

  Essential

  • Access to own vehicle for work purposes.

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Brighton General Hospital

  Elm Grove

  Brighton

  BN2 3EW

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Brighton General Hospital

  Elm Grove

  Brighton

  BN2 3EW

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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