painter and decorator

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At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don't you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Please note: all vacancies automatically close when 50 applications have been received., Preparation of internal and external paint surfaces, inclusive of washing down, paint stripping, filling and sanding in clinical and non-clinical areas (internal and external).
Removal of fixtures and fittings to facilitate decoration. Reaffix on completion.
Room clearance, manoeuvring of heavy items of furniture and equipment.
Sheeting over to protect surfaces, equipment, goods and furniture.
Application of various paint coatings and stains, some of which are specialist by nature, using brush, roller and spray techniques, including Porta Flex.
Preparation of internal wall papered surfaces and application of various paper finishes, inclusive of wide roll vinyl based decorative coverings.
Preparation of dry lining finishes and coatings, including joint filling and taping for direct decoration to plaster boarding.
Application of specialist paint finishes to external metal work, inclusive of rust treatments, aluminium coatings, and epoxy based finishes.
Application of specialist floor coatings.
Re-glazing operations and making good putty, mastics and glazing compounds when painting or undertaking repair work.
Line marking of roadways and flooring, to include the application of stencil road markings, line, symbols using spray line and traffic paint.
Sign writing.
Qualified to erect and dismantle tower scaffold and operate access platforms.
Erect safety barriers and signage.
Ensure safe storage of materials, tools and equipment in accordance with COSHH and departmental rules., To be able to read, understand and interpret information provided in the form of technical manuals, specifications and drawings, making use of that information in the pursuit of maintenance and application of finished paint, paper, specialist coatings and various fabric products.
Measuring and setting out for painting and decorating designs and finishes.
Liaise with clinical staff at ward/department level regarding maintenance tasks, enabling work tasks to be carried out with minimum disruption to patient support services and patient care.
Act in an appropriate manner reflecting the area the work is being undertaken within e.g. ITU/Theatres.
Working in locations where there is a heightened infection control risk such as isolation rooms, Pathology etc, where there is a far greater personal risk from contaminated systems and equipment.
Conduct work duties in an unobtrusive manner, ensuring clinical and departmental staff are made aware in the locality of any disruption or potential noise etc, to ensure minimum distress levels to patients.
Works flexibly to complete essential maintenance and emergency repairs which may have to be completed outside of contracted hours and takes responsibility for own actions in the absence of Team Leaders/Estates Officers.
Play an active part in the mentoring of craft apprentices and maintenance assistants and to exchange knowledge and information with other trades, as and when necessary.
To participate in training programmes required to maintain standards of work and knowledge with regard to modernisation of working practices and technical developments.

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Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information. All new appointments to the Trust, with the exception of executive positions, are subject to a 6 month probationary period.
The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date due to the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies.
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust's sites.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children, young people and vulnerable adults.

We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.
Staff Benefits
+ Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
+ Annual leave - 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
+ NHS pension scheme
+ Employee Assistance Programme
+ Money Advice Service
+ Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
+ On-site nursery (based at RBH)
+ Full educational library services
+ Cycle to work scheme, lockable storage for cycles
+ Bus to work scheme
+ Excellent rail and bus links
+ A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.