Estates Maintenance Operative

7 months ago


Banbury, United Kingdom Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

As part of a small team of gardeners, you will be preparing winter and summer bedding and flower beds ready for planting, providing an inviting environment for patients, staff and visitors visiting the Oxford hospital sites.

You will also be required to keep the sites clear and free of litter.

This is a role where you will need to work without supervision and be able to plan your own work and schedule.

To undertake estates maintenance activities that may be demanding and/or non-routine.

To work across all Trust sites, maintaining grounds and gardens.

To prepare winter and summer bedding and preparing flower beds for bedding plants.

Ensure compliance with Trusts safety standards, policies and procedures. Taking all safety measures to prevent danger, avoid injury and prevent damage to equipment.

Exchange routine information to inform colleagues, staff and contractors.

Travel between Trust sites.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe, Churchill Hospital and theNuffield Orthopaedic Centrein Headington and theHorton General Hospitalin Banbury.

To work in accordance with the requirements of HTM’s, HBN’s, Model Specifications, relevant Statutory Regulations, Codes of Practice, British Standards and Trust Policies and Procedures.

To work in accordance with the requirements of the Trusts gardening services performing non-complex tasks.

Actively participate in the operation of the Trusts labour control scheme by working within the scheme including completion of all paperwork required of the scheme. (Including completion of all job dockets and time sheets)

To work without supervision.

Work overtime to carry out emergency repairs as required by management.

Plan own work and schedule of works.

Must be able to communicate with a range of staff and clients on non-complex technical issues.

Ability to prioritise changing workloads and to act pro-actively to address work requests in conjunction with the Estates Manager/Estates Officer/Estates Maintenance Team Leader.

Ability to problem solve equipment and interpret operational manuals to establish best solution for problems.

Ability to understand and comment on maintenance policies.

Ability to manipulate fine tools and equipment/materials, allowing only a narrow margin of error.

Maintain and repair health service grounds and gardens.

To assist other trades as required

Frequent requirement to exert heavy physical effort for several long periods i.e. heavy repairs, lifting and moving equipment.

Ability to work in unpleasant situations or environments.

Ability to concentrate for several long periods to carry out required tasks and address any paperwork required for task.

May occasionally be required to assist works in areas of uncontrolled hazardous i.e. gas leak, steam leak, live LV working, bodily fluids and raw sewage.

Undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade.

Able to support the induction of new staff.

Ability to participate in estates surveys and audits.

Ability to process own timesheets and job dockets.

At all times to carry Trust communication device (pagers and /or two-way radio, mobile phones) to facilitate immediate response to emergencies.



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