Grounds Maintenance Operative

1 month ago


Blackpool, United Kingdom Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The post holder will be responsible for the upkeep and continual improvement works within the Grounds Maintenance team. The Grounds Maintenance Operative will provide an effective, efficient, and comprehensive Grounds maintenance service delivered to a high standard across the full portfolio of buildings and properties managed by Atlas and its clients.

The post holder will be responsible for the upkeep and continual improvement works within the Grounds Maintenance team. The Grounds Maintenance operative will provide an effective, efficient, and comprehensive Grounds maintenance service delivered to a high standard across the full portfolio of buildings and properties managed by Atlas and its clients.

This involves, but is not limited to, the site supervision & maintenance of all external areas of the estate including the maintenance of green spaces and courtyards. Design, installation, and maintenance of seasonal displays including landscape projects. Application of pesticides and herbicides. Assist with winter gritting, litter picking and repair of roads, footpaths and hard standing, drains / gully’s street furniture and signage, identification of pest’s diseases & potential hazards.

The post holder will provide management support to the Grounds maintenance supervisor and Head of Estates and will have the necessary skills to ensure the safe and continuous delivery of the Grounds maintenance service to properties situated within the Atlas Portfolio and those organisations that have contractual arrangements with Atlas.

The post holder will carry out condition surveys of the estate and identify maintenance requirements prioritise and schedule works.

The Company, which began trading in March 2017, was established as a wholly owned subsidiary company of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and provides fully managed healthcare facilities services, including medical devices management, capital and estates services and facilities management, to clients across the Fylde Coast and North West region.

Over the last four years we have developed and strengthened the services we provide, with an aim to provide the best high quality cost-effective property and facilities services across the North West.

Our profits are used to both help grow the business and to enhance our clients’ service provision and during the recent COVID-19 pandemic we have been proud to support our clients’ front line clinical services by helping to provide the best possible environment for their patients, service users, customers, staff and visitors.

Atlas enjoys the opportunities to develop and grow which it is afforded as an independent company; however, as a wholly owned subsidiary of an NHS organisation, the Company also remains committed to upholding the NHS core values of ethics, honesty and integrity. In addition, we use our unique position to develop and enhance collaborative integrated working with partners across the local health economy wherever possible.

The post holder will be based at Blackpool Victoria Hospital and will undertake their duties largely independently and is expected to be flexible in relation to working hours in order for Atlas to deliver its services efficiently. This may include for example frequent traveling between sites, working outside of normal hours or being flexible with start and finish times. Due to the nature of the role, it will be a requirement for the post holder to hold a full, current driving licence including the towing of trailers as and when required.

This may involve working with other trade groups and contractors to provide an effective Grounds maintenance, service, which is responsive to the client’s needs and will involve problem solving and making changes as necessary to ensure the effective delivery of the service.
- Responsibility as Grounds Maintenance operative within the Atlas Grounds Maintenance team, ensuring that all work undertaken is compliant with relevant legislation and guidance including British Standards, European Standards and current best practice
- Maintain close working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and clients including Directors, ward managers, clinical managers, heads of departments, local authorities and others providing support and technical guidance where required or requested.
- Assist with development and exploit commercial opportunities to sell the service to new clients.
- To provide specialist knowledge and contribute to the review and feedback in support of the maintenance programme.
- Maintain regular contact with Grounds Maintenance Supervisor and other department managers through formal meetings and informal discussions with regards to employee matters and site/task management.
- Provide and receive complex information and give expert and specialist advice on areas within your remit in response to government, national and local directives as appropriate.
- To proactively manage and control the planned mai



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