An opportunity has arisen to join our Maintenance Team within the NHS Central Acute Sector.

You should have completed an appropriate recognised Painter Decorator apprenticeship with qualifications and experience in working within the confines of other trades

The duties involve Be willing to carry out and assist in basic maintenance tasks not specific to painting and decorating when required, e.g tiling, timber treatment, plaster repairs, etc.

• Carry out daily tasks and repairs subject to your trade to a high standard as instructed by the Building supervisor
• Carry out minor wall repairs such as patch plastering.
• Work as part of a team of painters and decorators
  
  

You will be required to work with external contractors on projects and minor work installations

A Full Driving Licence is essential.

This post is based at Victoria Hospital, but you are required to work anywhere in the Central Acute Sector.

For informal enquiries please contact David Crawford, Estates Officer (Maintenance Services) on 01592 643355 ext 21397.

As from 1/4/26, the Agenda for Change full-time working week will be reducing from 37 to 36 hours per week. Part time hours will be reduced pro-rata. However, there will be a corresponding increase in the hourly rate so that pay will not be affected.

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here. 

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

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• Show us the real you: Your application should reflect your skills, experience, and motivations authentically.
• Use AI wisely: It’s fine to use AI for ideas or to check spelling and grammar, but don’t let it write your answers.
• Why this matters: Applications that rely on AI-generated content may be withdrawn. By applying, you confirm your responses are based on your own knowledge and achievements.
  
  

Tip: Think of AI as a helper, not a substitute. We want to understand you —not an AI tool.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.