Groundsperson

**Job Title: Grounds Person**

**Reference: 92130**

**Schedule**: 37.5 hours per week

**Pay**: AfC Band 2 (£22,383 per annum)

We have an exciting opportunity for a **_Grounds Person _**to join our team on **_6 month Fixed term basis_**.** This position is well-suited to an enthusiastic and self-motivated person who has experience in a healthcare setting.

**Job Role**:
The successful post holder will be involved in the day-to-day operation and maintenance of services, plant and equipment within all Trust premises and within their remit, including some installation work. They will be part of the Maintenance team carrying out planned and unplanned maintenance duties as directed by the Supervisor.
- To progress the planned maintenance of all amenity grassed areas, meadow grassed areas, and rough grassed areas, inclusive of aerating such lawn areas employing a combination of heavy industrial self - propelled (ride on) grass cutting equipment, and petrol driven pedestrian rotary / cylinder mowers.
- Maintain a litter free site.
- To undertake the use of electrically operated water propelling, pressure jetting units, to remove graffiti, and extraneous accumulations from signage, wall areas, floor areas, and grounds maintenance equipment.
- To progress the planned maintenance of all formal bedding areas
- To progress the planned maintenance of hard landscaped areas
- To progress the setting, calibration, servicing, maintenance, and repair of all grounds maintenance equipment, including general hand tools, mechanically driven tools / equipment, mechanically driven grass cutting equipment, tractor units, and winter gritting equipment, ensuring that all necessary service records are correctly maintained.
- To undertake the clearance of frost, ice, snow accumulations from all highways, carparks, footpaths, access ramps / stairways, employing rock salt, together with a range of ice dispersants, which are to be applied both manually, and with the aid of mechanically propelled gritting equipment.
- To participate in a 24 hour / 7 day emergency grounds maintenance on call service for iFM Bolton’s Estates Services during winter months
- To progress the planned maintenance of all Commemorative Gardens/areas of special significance

**Why work for IFM?**

Integrated Facilities Management (iFM) Bolton Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. We provide facilities management services at the Royal Bolton Hospital and the surrounding community health centres. Most inpatients will come into contact with iFM Bolton staff during their stay through our various services.

Our company is one built with local people at the heart of everything we do. Our services ensure the smooth running of the health care services within the community of Bolton. Our colleagues are dedicated professionals who share a passion to provide the best service possible. If you want to work for a company that makes a difference, supports the local community and is the backbone of vital services within healthcare, then look no further.

**Qualifications, Experience and Skills**:

- Educated to GCSE level
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Experience of the co-ordination of all maintenance in relation to the building services including building fabric and structure using internal and external resources
- Good Understanding of PPM (Planned Preventative Maintenance) techniques related to property and building services
- IT literate
- Ability to work unsupervised and to plan multiple trades teams simultaneously
- Ability to understand technical information and to relay this in non-technical terms to various non-technical stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication

For full details regarding this role please view the job description and person specification.

You will be required to submit a copy of your CV.