Grounds and Gardens Operative

Job summary

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Grounds and Gardens Operative to join us at Derbyshire Healthcare.

In this role you will contribute to ensuring that DHCFT delivers a high-quality service which meets the needs of all our patients and families in line with the DHCFT strategy.

The Estates Department is seeking to recruit a Gardener to maintain the Trusts Grounds & Gardens to carry out scheduled maintenance, minor works, and day to day reactive tasks. The Estates programme is critical to achieving a suitable patient environment for all wards, departments, and areas to deliver the highest level of care.Out of hours and weekend working will be occasionally required, dependant on tasks and the needs of the Trust, including a seasonal gritting rota.

Main duties of the job

The role will involve assisting in the day-to-day maintenance of the grounds and gardens as part of a small mobile team, including cleanliness and tidiness of grounds, gardens, roads, paths and paved areas, the care of lawns, flower beds, trees and shrubberies and other external areas as well as surface water drains and to ensure the external environment is free from hazards.

You will be accountable directly to the Estates Officers and overall, to the Head of Estates.

More information can be found in the Job Description and Personal Spec attached.

About us

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD' overall, commenting on how our colleagues "treated patients with compassion and kindness" and "felt positive and proud about working for the trust."

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities