Gardener - Care Home

NHS; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading provider of high-quality care homes as a Gardener, where your passion for the outdoors will help create a stimulating environment for residents. You'll maintain beautiful grounds, ensuring they are safe and inviting, while also showcasing your skills in the annual Barchester in Bloom competition. This role offers a rewarding opportunity to make a difference in the lives of residents, with generous benefits and a supportive team environment. If you're professional, trustworthy, and have a genuine interest in enhancing the wellbeing of others, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Free Learning and Development

Profit Share Scheme

Holiday Discounts

Refer a Friend Bonus Scheme

Qualifications

• General gardening experience is essential.
• Understanding of health and safety regulations is required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain grounds to the highest standards.
• Plant a range of flowers, shrubs, and trees.
• Ensure safety and tidiness of the grounds.

Skills

General Gardening Experience

Health and Safety Knowledge

Use of Garden Treatment Chemicals

Patient and Empathetic Approach

Job description

Req#: E0177-25-4068?language=en&page=51&sort=publicationDateDesc

Job summary

As a Gardener at a Barchester care home, you'll help create the kind of stimulating environment that enables the organization to deliver quality, person-centred care. By maintaining the grounds to the highest standards, you'll ensure the home always makes a great first impression, and that the outside areas can be fully enjoyed by residents looking for some fresh air or a change of scenery.

Main duties of the job

Your role as a Gardener will involve looking after the equipment and structures like fencing, keeping the grounds safe and tidy (including clearing any snow and ice in the winter), and planting a range of flowers, shrubs and trees. Once a year, you'll be able to showcase your talents in the fiercely-contested Barchester in Bloom' competition.

About us

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of high-quality care homes in the UK. They are committed to delivering exceptional care and support to residents, while also providing rewarding career opportunities for their employees.

Date posted

28 April 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.89 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

1289059954

Job locations

Barchester Healthcare

READING

RG31 5UG




Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Gardener at a Barchester care home, you'll help create the kind of stimulating environment that enables us to deliver quality, person-centred care. By maintaining our grounds to the highest standards, you'll ensure our home always makes a great first impression, and that our outside areas can be fully enjoyed by residents looking for some fresh air or a change of scenery. Your role as a Gardener will involve looking after our equipment and structures like fencing, keeping our grounds safe and tidy (including clearing any snow and ice in the winter), and planting a range of flowers, shrubs and trees. Once a year, you'll be able to showcase your talents in our fiercely-contested Barchester in Bloom' competition.

ABOUT YOUIf you have a passion for the great outdoors, you could be perfect for the role of Gardener at Barchester. One of your key priorities will be making sure your work fits around the needs of our residents, so a patient and empathetic approach is key. As well as general gardening experience, we'll also need to see a good understanding of health and safety and the ability to use garden treatment chemicals in line with COSHH regulations. Trustworthy and professional with a can-do approach, you're a great team player who will take a genuine interest in the lives and wellbeing of our residents.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Job description

Job responsibilities

ABOUT THE ROLEAs a Gardener at a Barchester care home, you'll help create the kind of stimulating environment that enables us to deliver quality, person-centred care. By maintaining our grounds to the highest standards, you'll ensure our home always makes a great first impression, and that our outside areas can be fully enjoyed by residents looking for some fresh air or a change of scenery. Your role as a Gardener will involve looking after our equipment and structures like fencing, keeping our grounds safe and tidy (including clearing any snow and ice in the winter), and planting a range of flowers, shrubs and trees. Once a year, you'll be able to showcase your talents in our fiercely-contested Barchester in Bloom' competition.

ABOUT YOUIf you have a passion for the great outdoors, you could be perfect for the role of Gardener at Barchester. One of your key priorities will be making sure your work fits around the needs of our residents, so a patient and empathetic approach is key. As well as general gardening experience, we'll also need to see a good understanding of health and safety and the ability to use garden treatment chemicals in line with COSHH regulations. Trustworthy and professional with a can-do approach, you're a great team player who will take a genuine interest in the lives and wellbeing of our residents.

REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• You'll need general gardening experience, a good understanding of health and safety, and the ability to use garden treatment chemicals in line with COSHH regulations. A patient and empathetic approach is also key, as your work needs to fit around the needs of the residents.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• You'll need general gardening experience, a good understanding of health and safety, and the ability to use garden treatment chemicals in line with COSHH regulations. A patient and empathetic approach is also key, as your work needs to fit around the needs of the residents.

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

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

READING

RG31 5UG




Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barchester Healthcare

Address

Barchester Healthcare

READING

RG31 5UG




Employer's website

https://www.barchester.com/ (Opens in a new tab)

National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.