Painter & Decorator

Job summary

Painter & Decorator, Full Time, Band 3

The Estates Department is looking for an experienced Painter & Decorator to join their team in the day-to-day maintenance of the Hospital.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the reliability of building maintenance, engineering infrastructure, and the environment. This will include the guidance and support to Estates operatives to ensure Statutory and Mandatory compliance.

Our main aim is to provide an efficient and safe service to patients and stakeholders and offer excellent customer care to patients, their families and colleagues that use all our services at our multiple sites across Croydon."

Proposed Interview Date - 14th August 2023

Main duties of the job

Main Duties & Responsibilities

To undertake a diverse range of tasks as detailed in the box below;

• 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).
• Stripping and removing wallpapers.
• Carry out minor plasterwork repairs.
• 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

About us

Croydon Health Services provides integrated NHS services to care for people at home, in schools, and health clinics across the borough as well as at Croydon University Hospital and Purley War Memorial Hospital.

CUH provides more than 100 specialist services and is home to the borough's only Emergency Department and 24/7 maternity services, including a labour ward, midwifery-led birth centre and the Crocus home birthing team.

Purley War Memorial Hospital (PWMH) in the south of the borough offers outpatient care, including diagnostic services, physiotherapy and ophthalmology services run by Moorfields Eye Hospital, alongside an onsite GP surgery.

Our experienced staff take care of people of all ages across the borough of Croydon.

We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset.

Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud.