Grounds Person

2 weeks ago

Gloucester, United Kingdom Gloucestershire Managed Services Full time

We are looking for a Grounds Person to work as part of our team to manage the grounds and gardens across Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sites. This includes Gloucester Royal Hospital, Cheltenham General Hospital as well as other healthcare related properties contracted to GMS.

We have a small team of grounds staff and volunteers, which you will be working as part of, to manage all green spaces, pathways and roads. This will include maintaining the gardens and grounds to ensure the are safe for all users as well as helping to improve biodiversity across all sites managed by GMS.

This is an exciting opportunity to work outside in some beautiful grounds with the opportunity to develop more garden spaces for NHS staff, patients and their families to use. There are numerous opportunities for personal and career development with training offered as part of the role.

You will be based at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital but with regular travel to all locations GMS have contracts.

You will work as part of the Grounds team to maintain the existing landscaping, including paths, roads, gardens and other green spaces.

This will include following instruction from the Grounds Manager and Grounds Supervisor to develop and improve the grounds in terms of biodiversity and green space.

Main routine duties are leaf clearing, grass cutting, pruning of trees, shrubs and hedges, maintenance of herbaceous and decorative borders, gritting paths and roads in winter.

A full current driving license is required as you will need to visit the other properties serviced by GMS within the area. The Grounds team have access to leased vehicles which you will need a suitable license to operate.

On 1st April 2018, Gloucestershire Managed Services (GMS) was launched as the wholly owned subsidiary for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust), delivering a managed estates and facilities service covering 17 services including catering, portering, domestics, estates maintenance and capital development.

Our vision is 'Together, exceptional every day', our mission 'excellence in service delivery' and our values are Listening, Excellence, Integrity and Inclusive.

In addition to the Trust sites, GMS also service a few healthcare related sites in Gloucester and you will develop the grounds service side of this activity.

GHNHSFT is a member of the NHS Forest.

Green Space and Biodiversity is an area of focus within our Green Plan. We have a network of Green Champions, an active Green Council and need you to establish and lead the Green Space and Biodiversity sub-group of the Green Council.

GMS staff have access to a wide range of benefits including NHS staff discounts, creche facilities, salary sacrifice schemes for bicycles, cars, electronics etc. and discounted travel.

Grounds person, 37.5 hours per week, based at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester but with regular travel to all locations GMS have contracts.

Reporting to the Grounds Manager, Laura Phillips.

There are currently five staff members in the Grounds team and a few regular volunteers.

MAIN DUTIES
- Following the work programme for grounds team
- Regular routine tasks - leaf clearing, grass cutting, pruning of trees, shrubs and hedges, maintenance of herbaceous and decorative borders, gritting paths and roads in winter.

COMMUNICATION AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
- Communication skills - ability to communicate clearly with colleagues, local residents and all service users.
- Working relationships - working closely with our Gloucester Royal Hospital Grounds team under the supervision of the Grounds Supervisor and Grounds Manager.

EFFORT, SKILLS AND WORKING CONDITIONS
- Physical Skills - driving, use of garden tools. Good IT and digital skills including Microsoft Outlook and Office.
- Physical Effort - requirement to frequently exert intense physical effort over short or long periods dependent upon task. Also moderate effort e.g. tree planting or use of lifting equipment.
- Mental Effort - concentration when operating machinery
- Emotional Effort - occasional exposure to distressing or emotional circumstances.
- Working Conditions - site visits and working outdoors in all weather and temperatures. Occasional exposure to highly unpleasant working conditions e.g. removal of drug use equipment from the grounds or pest control hazards such as dead birds.

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