Grounds and Gardens Assistants

NHS; Buckler's Park; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider located in Buckler's Park is seeking a Grounds & Gardens Assistant to handle general gardening duties across their estate. The ideal candidate should have at least 2 years of gardening experience, a full driving licence, and good plant knowledge. This full-time position will involve maintaining the hospital grounds and ensuring safety for all users. Competitive salary of £29,179 per annum inclusive of allowances is offered. Training opportunities will be available for skill development.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years' experience working in a gardening environment.
• Experience in working in the NHS.
• Good level of fitness required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and upkeep of all Trust land within the 500-acre hospital estate.
• Ensure work complies with hospital maintenance plan to ensure safety.
• Communicate well with team and others.

Skills

Good general plant knowledge

Basic IT skills (Word)

Ability to work with minimum supervision

Health & Safety knowledge

Good communication skills

Education

Full Driving Licence

Job description

We Will Not Be Offering Sponsorship For This Role

The Estates & Facilities Grounds & Gardens Department at Broadmoor Hospital has a vacancy for a Full Time, Grounds & Gardens Assistant to support & undertake general gardening duties within the hospital grounds and wider estate. You should have good general plant knowledge and a willingness to develop your skills further as part of a team maintaining a wide range of environments, these include carefully managed patient gardens, formal & informal planting, lawns and hard surface areas within the hospital. Open grassland, woodland, ecologically sensitive and public access areas also form part of the wider estate grounds.

Overview

The Estates & Facilities Grounds & Gardens Department at Broadmoor Hospital has a vacancy for a Full Time, Grounds & Gardens Assistant to support & undertake general gardening duties within the hospital grounds and wider estate.

Main duties of the job

As part of the Grounds & Gardens team you will be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of all Trust land within the 500-acre hospital estate and ensure that all work is carried out to the standards required within the hospital maintenance plan and to ensure the safety of all service users, staff, visitors & the wider public.

You will need to exhibit a professional attitude to the role with the ability to communicate well with others and demonstrate a team focussed approach to working with all Trust staff as well as members of the immediate team.

You should possess a full clean driving licence and a willingness to develop skills to operate a wide range of ground care plant & equipment.

You should have a good understanding of Health & Safety with the ability to follow instructions to ensure that all Safe Systems of Work are adhered to.

About us

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Job responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full Driving Licence

Experience

• At least 2 years' experience working in a gardening environment
• Experience in working in the NHS

Knowledge

• Able to work with minimum supervision
• Able to communicate effectively
• Good communicational skills
• Health & Safety

Skills

• Basic IT skills(word)

Other Requirements

• Good level of fitness

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.

£29,179 a yearPer Annum Inclusive of Allowances