Environment Officer - Grounds & Gardens

The Christie NHS FT; Manchester; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cancer treatment center in Manchester is seeking an Environmental Officer to maintain its gardens and grounds. This role includes tasks like road sweeping, litter collection, and operating gardening equipment. Candidates should have GCSE English and Maths, experience in maintenance roles, and knowledge of health and safety regulations. Flexibility for out-of-hours work is required. The position offers the chance to work in a supportive environment focused on patient care and safety.

Qualifications

• GCSE Grade A-C in English & Maths is required.
• Previous experience in a maintenance support role is essential.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety regulations within the workplace is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Handling road sweeping and litter emptying using machinery.
• Gritting footpaths and roads during winter conditions.
• Working on Risk Assessments and advising on equipment failure.

Skills

Basic practical skills in the use of hand tools

Health and Safety knowledge

Flexible approach to working

Education

GCSE Grade A-C or equivalent in English & Maths

Tools

Brush cutters

Trimmers

Power tools

Job description

The Gardening Services provides a high-quality service to maintain the grounds and gardens of The Christie NHSFT Withington site and portfolio of off-site properties to provide a safe and pleasant external environment.

The Environmental Officer - Grounds & Gardens will assist in providing support with the maintenance of the sites cleanliness.

Working alongside and under the Head Gardeners instruction.

Along with the above tasks additional daily various types of work including road sweeping and litter/debris collection as well as snow clearing and gritting of the footpaths and roads.

Main duties of the job

1) Road sweeping, litter/debris, the emptying of bins across the main site and off-site properties by hand and with machinery.2) Gritting of footpaths and roads during adverse winter weather conditions.3) To complete daily and weekly maintenance and service tasks as requested.4) Participate in ad hoc local arrangements for snow clearing and gritting when weather conditions dictate outside out of hours working.5) Support Estate personnel in assisting/liaising with site customers and contractors.

6) To work with all Estates Supervisors and managers in the management of Risks. This will include working to agreed Risk Assessments and assisting in the development of additional Risk Assessments.7) Advise the Head Gardener regarding plant and equipment failure, identify materials required to complete tasks.8) Carry out all duties in a professional and conscientious manner.9) Wear The Christie NHSFT maintenance service uniform, identification badges and personal protective equipment at all time.

About us

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

Job responsibilities

1) Road sweeping, litter/debris, the emptying of bins across the main site and off-site properties by hand and with machinery. To complete daily and weekly maintenance and service tasks of clearing waste bins around the site.

2) Gritting of footpaths and roads during adverse winter weather conditions.

3) Participate in ad hoc local arrangements for snow clearing and gritting when weather conditions dictate outside out of hours working.

5) To work with all Estates Supervisors and managers in the management of risks. This will include working to agreed Risk Assessments and assisting in the development of additional Risk Assessments.

6) Advise the Head Gardener regarding plant and equipment failure, identify materials required to complete tasks.

7) Carry out all duties in a professional and conscientious manner.

8) Wear The Christie NHSFT maintenance service uniform, identification badges and personal protective equipment at all times.

9) Carry out work in line with all trust policies including but not extensive to:

a. Patient areasb. Working at heightsc. Confined spacesd. Radiation controlled arease. Hostile environmentsf. Permit-to-Work / Safe Systems of Work

10) Undertake training where necessary to learn new techniques.

11) To be skilled in the safe use of all relevant hand tools and equipment.

12) Undertake training where necessary to learn new techniques.

13) Have a clean full drivers license and to undertake training to drive trust vehicles in relation to role.

14) Understand fully the inter-relationship between the various maintenance and facilities functions.

15) Demonstrates the agreed set of values and accountable for own attitude and behaviour.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE Garde A-C or equivalent English & Maths
• Knowledge of Gardening equipment: oBrush cutters oTrimmers oHealth and Safety

Experience

• Able to demonstrate previous experience in a maintenance support role within a building/maintenance environment/team.
• Previous experience in NHS building/maintenance, public facing environment/team.

Skills

• Basic practical skills in the use of o Access equipment o Hand tools o Power tools o PPE
• Have undertaken a course in o Health and safety o Manual Handling

Knowledge

• Basic knowledge of Health & Safety regulations within the workplace.
• Basic knowledge of IT systems

Values

• Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours.

Other

• Flexible approach to working within an acute patient Care Hospital, which may require being available for out of hours work. Be able to work alone or as part of a team.
• Driving License

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.