Maintenance Assistant - Grounds and Gardens
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
The closing date is 18 April 2025
Job summary
To assist with the provision of an efficient and cost-effective grounds and gardens service to all properties owned or leased by the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Carry out unsupervised routine grounds maintenance and minor repair works
Undertake other routine unskilled work, including general labouring, washing of fleet vehicles, tidying boiler houses/workshops etc, daily emptying of bins around site.
Responsible for ensuring all equipment (e.g. power tools, and gardening equipment) is used safely and effectively by self and others, following manufacturer's instructions, immediately reporting any defects in accordance with local procedures
About us
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Date posted
04 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£23,615 a year per annum, plus 5% high cost area supplement
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
292-7089812-E&F
Job locations
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Hamstel Road
Harlow
CM20 1QX
Employer details
Employer name
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Address
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Hamstel Road
Harlow
CM20 1QX
Employer's website
https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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