Grounds and Gardens Assistants

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.

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 focused 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.

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.

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
• Basic IT skills (word)
• Health & Safety

Skills

• Active & motivated with a good attendance record

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.

£28,720 a year Per Annum Inclusive of Allowances