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East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Grounds and Gardens Operative to support hospital site maintenance, including grass cutting, hedge work, planting borders, and winter gritting. The role requires flexible work across Lancashire teaching hospital sites and adherence to information governance and safety policies.

You will assist the Lead Grounds Maintenance Operative, maintain equipment stock, and respond to grounds-related incidents while ensuring standards are met and service

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues, contractors and trust wide service users.
• Assist and support the Lead Grounds Maintenance Operative /Building Manager during your day-to-day duties to ensure compliance with all health and safety legislation, standards and procedures.
• Respond to grounds related incidents as they arise and advise on appropriate course of action.
• Assist with operational tasks within the waste recycling complex as and when required to provide support for colleagues.
• Maintain sufficient stock levels for chemicals, spares and equipment and request via the Lead grounds Maintenance operative the supply of goods with reference to manufacturers product numbers.
• Undertakes all grounds maintenance work both hard and soft including: Grass cutting using both ride-on and pedestrian equipment.
• Strimming, weeding & scarifying.
• Pruning & hedge cutting using handheld equipment
• Planting and maintaining borders
• Winter grounds maintenance including gritting & Snow clearing.
• Planning and construction of new and renovated areas.
• flagging, kerbing, repairs to tarmac, block paving & fences.
• Keeps the sites tidy and generally free from the accumulation of litter, leaves and debris.
• Inspects landscaping, footpaths and trees on a weekly basis to identify defective or dangerous areas and rectify any faults or advisees Lead Grounds Maintenance Operative.
• Maintains upkeep of borders in the internal courtyards and enhanced garden areas around the Hospital sites.
• Ability to work flexibly dependant on the needs of the service and to provide cover in other departments.
• Must be prepared to work across all Lancashire teaching Hospital sites.
• Respectful, tactful and diplomatic.
• To be fully aware of and committed to all policies, procedures and initiatives relating to information governance - this will include, but not limited to, data quality improvements, confidentiality and information security
• To take personal responsibility for safeguarding and ensuring the quality of information.
• The post holder will operate at all times to high standards of probity. This will include compliance with:
• Health and safety regulations
• All policies and procedures approved by the organisation
• Trust Standing Financial Instructions
• Working within Data Protection Legislation, Health & Safety at work Act 1974, maintain confidentiality at all times, as required by legislation and our policy
• Working to defined policies and procedures, actively implementing the development of the electronic solution
• Work within the limitations of the role
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues, contractors and trust wide service users.
• Assist and support the Lead Grounds Maintenance Operative /Building Manager during your day-to-day duties to ensure compliance with all health and safety legislation, standards and procedures.

Job description

Grounds and Gardens Operative | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Please note that this post is Part of One LSC – a corporate collaboration hosted by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and providing Estates and Facilities Services to Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues, contractors and trust wide service users.
• Assist and support the Lead Grounds Maintenance Operative /Building Manager during your day-to-day duties to ensure compliance with all health and safety legislation, standards and procedures.
• Respond to grounds related incidents as they arise and advise on appropriate course of action.
• Assist with operational tasks within the waste recycling complex as and when required to provide support for colleagues.
• Maintain sufficient stock levels for chemicals, spares and equipment and request via the Lead grounds Maintenance operative the supply of goods with reference to manufacturers product numbers.
• Undertakes all grounds maintenance work both hard and soft including:
• Grass cutting using both ride-on and pedestrian equipment.
• Strimming, weeding & scarifying.
• Pruning & hedge cutting using handheld equipment
• Planting and maintaining borders
• Winter grounds maintenance including gritting & Snow clearing.
• Planning and construction of new and renovated areas.
• flagging, kerbing, repairs to tarmac, block paving & fences.
• Keeps the sites tidy and generally free from the accumulation of litter, leaves and debris.
• Inspects landscaping, footpaths and trees on a weekly basis to identify defective or dangerous areas and rectify any faults or advisees Lead Grounds Maintenance Operative.
• Maintains upkeep of borders in the internal courtyards and enhanced garden areas around the Hospital sites.
• Ability to work flexibly dependant on the needs of the service and to provide cover in other departments.
• Must be prepared to work across all Lancashire teaching Hospital sites.
• Respectful, tactful and diplomatic.
• To be fully aware of and committed to all policies, procedures and initiatives relating to information governance - this will include, but not limited to, data quality improvements, confidentiality and information security
• To take personal responsibility for safeguarding and ensuring the quality of information.
• The post holder will operate at all times to high standards of probity. This will include compliance with:
• Health and safety regulations
• All policies and procedures approved by the organisation
• Trust Standing Financial Instructions
• Working within Data Protection Legislation, Health & Safety at work Act 1974, maintain confidentiality at all times, as required by legislation and our policy
• Working to defined policies and procedures, actively implementing the development of the electronic solution
• Work within the limitations of the role
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues, contractors and trust wide service users.
• Assist and support the Lead Grounds Maintenance Operative /Building Manager during your day-to-day duties to ensure compliance with all health and safety legislation, standards and procedures.

This advert closes on Thursday 3 Sep 2026