Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Building Services Trades Person - Alexandra Hospital

The closing date is 18 February 2026

Job summary

To work within the Estates team to undertake general building maintenance tasks, these will include general repairs to the building fabric including painting, decorating and maintenance duties within Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust at the Alexandra, Redditch. This will include travelling between sites undertaking tasks in line with relevant policies and procedures, ensuring that all assigned duties and tasks have been completed in a timely and efficient manner.

Main duties of the job

Work safely in live clinical environments, planning tasks to minimise disruption to patients, staff and services. Carry out painting, decorating and finishing works across clinical and nonclinical areas to maintain a clean, safe and welcoming healthcare facility. Prepare surfaces to a high standard, including filling, sanding, priming and repairing minor defects before applying finishes. Supporting the wider Estates maintenance teams by assisting with minor building fabric repairs when required.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Date posted

04 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9365-26-0089

Job locations

The Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

Worcestershire

B98 7UB

Job description

Job responsibilities

To carry out a range of painting, decorating and finishing tasks to maintain a safe, clean and welcoming environment across NHS facilities. The postholder will assist with routine maintenance, refurbishment and projects working both independently and as part of the Estates team.

Full job description available in supporting documents.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full job description available in supporting documents.

Person Specification

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

Ability to use hand and simple tools.
Knowledge of basic health and safety.
Ability to communicate effectively using written & spoken communication and non-verbal communication such as e-mail etc.

Desirable

Health & safety qualification/s. Previous contractor management experience.
Awareness of Infection Prevention Control (IPC) processes when working within the built environment.

Experience

Essential

Demonstratable experience working in a relevant building services or maintenance environment, with a track record of competence.
Ability to work without direct supervision.

Desirable

Working in Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust maintenance or a similar fast paced environment.

Qualifications

Essential

Previous experience of general building services maintenance activities, including painting, decorating. Demonstratable experience.

Desirable

NVQ level 3 or above in relevant building services discipline or Demonstratable experience equivalent working in a similar environment.

Personal Qualities

Essential

Polite and presentable, able to understand and carry out complex tasks accurately, good spoken communication skills, able to relate to the general public, able to work effectively as part of a team, able to keep calm and work effectively under pressure.

Person Specification

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

Ability to use hand and simple tools.
Knowledge of basic health and safety.
Ability to communicate effectively using written & spoken communication and non-verbal communication such as e-mail etc.

Desirable

Health & safety qualification/s. Previous contractor management experience.
Awareness of Infection Prevention Control (IPC) processes when working within the built environment.

Experience

Essential

Demonstratable experience working in a relevant building services or maintenance environment, with a track record of competence.
Ability to work without direct supervision.

Desirable

Working in Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust maintenance or a similar fast paced environment.

Qualifications

Essential

Previous experience of general building services maintenance activities, including painting, decorating. Demonstratable experience.

Desirable

NVQ level 3 or above in relevant building services discipline or Demonstratable experience equivalent working in a similar environment.

Personal Qualities

Essential

Polite and presentable, able to understand and carry out complex tasks accurately, good spoken communication skills, able to relate to the general public, able to work effectively as part of a team, able to keep calm and work effectively under pressure.

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

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

The Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

Worcestershire

B98 7UB

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

The Alexandra Hospital

Woodrow Drive

Redditch

Worcestershire

B98 7UB

Employer's website

https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)