Groundsperson - Whiteleaf Centre

Oxford Health NHS Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider seeks a full-time Groundsperson in Aylesbury to handle grounds maintenance and landscaping. The ideal candidate should have knowledge of horticultural practices and necessary certifications. Responsibilities include maintaining various landscapes to ensure safety and aesthetics for patients and staff.

Benefits

27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

Access to tailored learning and development

NHS Discounts

Competitive pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in maintaining grounds and gardens.
• Experience working in a hospital or similar environment.
• Knowledge in driving and maintaining heavy gardening machinery.

Responsibilities

• Undertake ground maintenance at designated sites.
• Maintain planted areas including shrubs and floral beds.
• Ensure safety practices during maintenance tasks.

Skills

Use of grounds maintenance tools

Knowledge of pesticides and COSHH legislation

Driving full-valid license

Education

NVQ Level 2 Award in Amenity Horticulture

Tools

Ride-on mowers

Tractors

Push mowers

Job description

We are recruiting for a full-time Groundsperson to join our estate management team at the Whiteleaf Centre in Aylesbury where you will be leading on a full range of grounds maintenance and landscaping across the site, ensuring we provide a safe and well-maintained environment for our patients, staff and visitors.

You’ll need to be familiar in the use and maintenance of grounds maintenance hand and powered tools (petrol driven) including mowing machines (pedestrian mowers and ride‑on mowers), strimmers and clippers. This role covers various sites across the Trust so you’ll need a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.

If you’re passionate about horticulture and grounds maintenance and you’d like to make a difference to our NHS sites, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• Undertaking the ground maintenance at designated sites, involving maintenance of grassed areas, trees, shrubs, floral beds and other general areas including paths and roadways
• Maintain planted areas, shrubberies, verges: carrying out digging, raking, edging, pruning, hedge trimming and all relevant seasonal gardening activities
• Ensuring maintenance paths and roadways providing gritting and snow clearance during frost/ice and snow conditions to enable the Trust to meet its duty of care under Health and Safety legislation and ultimately ensure the safety of staff, patients and visitors.

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience in maintaining, driving, and ride on grass cutters, driving tractors, driven /push mowers
• Managing large areas of grounds and gardens
• Experience working in a similar Hospital, Mental Health or Prison Environment

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 Award in Amenity Horticulture (Landscaping) or equivalent experience
• Spraying and maintenance of equipment certificates

Skills and Knowledge

• Significant knowledge of pesticides and COSHH legislation

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.