Job summary
- Main area
- Apprentice Painter and Decorator
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Apprenticeship: 36 months (Shift work including weekend days when required)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift work including weekend days when required.)
- Job ref
- 150-GM1723-COR
- Employer
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Brighton General Hospital
- Town
- Brighton
- Salary
- £24,169 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Estates Apprentice Painter and Decorator
Band 2
Job overview
This is a great opportunity to start your career in a practical, hands-on role while gaining a recognised qualification. We’re looking for an Apprentice Painter and Decorator to join our Estates team at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.
You’ll work alongside experienced staff, learning the skills of the trade while studying towards a Level 2 qualification through a local further education college. The course is fully funded, and you’ll gain real work experience across a range of NHS buildings throughout Sussex.
Our sites span across Sussex, and we offer flexibility in your base location—this role can be based at one of several sites within the county.
Main duties of the job
Working under the guidance of qualified decorators, you’ll support a variety of decorating and maintenance tasks, including:
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Surface preparation, painting and wallpapering
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Minor plastering and surface repairs
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Keeping workspaces clean, tidy, and safe
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Recording work details and learning how to use digital systems (CAFM)
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Assisting with maintenance checks and materials stock control
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Attending college regularly and completing coursework and assessments
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Following all safety guidelines and Trust policies
You’ll need to be willing to learn, take instruction, and work well as part of a team. Occasional weekend or shift work may be required.
Working for our organisation
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?
• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• 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.
Detailed job description and main 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 criteria
- Agreeable to studying on the apprenticeship programme L3.
Desirable criteria
- GCSE grade 4 or equivalent qualification in Maths and English or a willingness to continue studying to pass
- Driving Licence.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven ability to work in a clean, tidy and safe manner.
- Proven ability to work with others.
Skills and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Willingness to learn the legislation applicable to the position.
- Ability to take and accept instructions from others.
- 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.
- An understanding in relation to service delivery and relationships with colleagues.y to work at height.
- Proven good time management skills
Skills and knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Access to own vehicle for work purposes if required.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jenny Dunphy
- Job title
- Associate Director of Estates
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07484 902435
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
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Glynde Building
Brighton General Hospital
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 3EW
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