Gardener

The role of a Support Services Gardener is to provide grounds maintenance and gardening services, maintaining grounds, roads, and paths within all property of the organisation in order that they are kept in a safe and presentable condition, and will also contribute to the maintenance of the building fabric within the organisation., Ensure a clean external environment for patient care in accordance with health, safety and compliance requirements and NHS Property Services policies and procedures. This will include trimming hedges, moving lawns, weeding paved surfaces and garden beds, pruning, planting, sewing seeds, litter picking, grass cutting, spray weed killing, road sweeping, clearing road gullies, clearing leaves, landscaping improvements, winter snow and ice clearing, gritting of roads and footpaths, transporting materials and green waste. Use appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required Ensure gardens, roads, pathways and drains are maintained and are safe and presentable. Participate in the operation of planned maintenance schemes, inspection and gardening in accordance with agreed procedures. Ensure all tools, machinery and equipment used in the delivery of duties is cleaned regularly and maintained in a safe manner to prevent danger, avoid injury and prevent damage to equipment. Report any
defects or failures to the line manager. Record any damage to building fabric and report immediately. Ensure that all equipment and materials are used and stored safely in compliance with COSHH. Follow and work from landscape drawings and manufacturers specifications with reference to the Team Leader when required.

NHS Property Services Ltd is one of the largest property owners in the UK, with a £3 billion asset portfolio, some 4,000 properties, 3,000 employees and an annual income of over £700 million. Established in April 2013, the company is a limited company but also part of the wider NHS family. Having inherited responsibility for the facilities and property management functions previously managed by NHS primary care trusts and strategic health authorities, we own and run properties that range from listed buildings and former workhouses through to award-winning, state-of-the-art integrated health campuses. Our aim is to deliver a fit for purpose estate in partnership with NHS organisations, generating cost efficiencies that will benefit our tenants, patients and the wider health economy.