Grounds Maintenance Assistant

3 weeks ago

South Shields, United Kingdom City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE) Full time

Job summary

An excitement opportunity has arisen for 2no enthusiastic,conscientious and dedicated GroundsMaintenance Assistants (Gardening - x2) to provide the day-to-day reactiveservice & planned maintenance works in a busy acute hospital setting.

You will beexpected to work alongside a team of approximately 10 Maintenance Craftsmen /Operatives (Building), ensuring planned and reactive Maintenance tasks arecarried out in accordance with NHS guidelines, Trust Specifications andStatutory requirements, acceptable standards of quality, productivity andworkmanship.

The post holderwill be based at South Tyneside District Hospital, although will be required towork at other properties owned or maintained by the Trust as and when the needarises, delivering allocated Building Maintenance & Planned PreventativeMaintenance, ensuring satisfactory standards of conduct, productivity andperformance are maintained.

Main duties of the job

Provide a safe,pleasant environment for patients, visitors and staff by carrying out plantcultivation, grass cutting, litter picking, watering, sweeping, gutter cleaningand general estates maintenance (or development) duties.

Ensuring thestandards of hard and soft landscaping cleanliness are maintained at thehighest level throughout the properties maintained by CHoICE FacilitiesServices.

During periodsof inclement weather, we are required, at short notice to carry out snowclearing and gritting duties, to provide a safe environment for patients,visitors and staff. This can be at short notice and will be required to formpart of a winter measures on-call rota.

You will be based at South Tyneside District Hospital, a 32acre/ hectares site, although they will be required to work at otherproperties owned or maintained by the Trust. This includes Sunderland RoyalHospital, Sunderland Eye Infirmary, Childrens Centre, St Benedicts Hospice,Palmer Community Hospital, Primrose Hill Hospital and Clarendon. This equatesto around 100 acres in total of hard and soft landscaping to be maintainedacross a team of 4 gardening staff.

The post holderwill be expected to play a full and active part as a member of multi-disciplinaryteam which will require a minor level of cross trade flexibility with theability to drive works vehicles such as lawnmowers, tractors and Commericalvehicles such as pick-ups and vans, therefore driving license for this post isessential.

About us

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City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE - trading since 2014) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT). Based at Sunderland Royal Hospital, providing a full range of Facilities Management, Procurement and Outpatient Pharmacy services. We employ around 650 staff in a wide range of functions, ranging from cleaners, porters, engineers, procurement specialists and pharmacists.

Commitment, Care and Compassion- our Team contribute to the overall hospital environment, providing safe, secure and comfortable facilities for access by patients, staff and visitors. CHoICE is an exciting place to work that will provide you with an opportunity to grow and develop. Many of our staff work flexibly, including part-time and we are committed to offering flexible approaches to work where possible. We provide a range of benefits including Fitness Centre (SRH), cycle to work scheme and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.

We welcome all applications regardless of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide a safe, pleasant environment for patients, visitors and staff by carrying out plant cultivation, grass cutting, litter picking, sweeping, roof clearing and gutter cleaning and general estates maintenance (or development) duties, including participation in the winter measures gritting/snow clearing rota.

Ensuring the standards of hard and soft landscaping cleanliness are maintained at the highest level throughout the properties maintained by the CHoICE Facilities Services.

During periods of inclement weather, we are required, at short notice to carry out snow clearing and gritting duties, to provide a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff. This can be at short notice and at unsociable hours, to be responsive.

PLEASE SEE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Please note the Trust are not able to offer Skilled Worker Sponsorship for this role as it does not meet the UKVI threshold requirements. Applicants are requested to consider this when making their application. Please further information

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

Additional relevant Qualifications pertaining to herbicides, agricultural or COSHH

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Good interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively at a range of levels Working knowledge of the Maintenance Assistant role Must be able to work as part of a team, show initiative and motivation Positive can do attitude Flexible and able to adapt to changes in workload demands To work un-planned overtime if required To adhere to dress code and maintain a clean, smart and tidy appearance at all times Full UK Driving license To demonstrate commitment to personal development

Desirable

Cross trade flexibility A good understanding of building maintenance

Experience

Essential

Must have experience of a wide range of building activities including: Manual handling of materials, use of manual tools & heavy machinery etc Proven experience of working in a maintenance environment which involved carrying out maintenance schedules & reactive repairs

Desirable

Hospital Experience

Physical Skills

Essential

Moving and Handling Requirement to exert moderate physical effort for lifting, bending and stretching whilst undertaking duties Hitching of agricultural attachments on/off tractor

Desirable

Good Planning, prioritisation and organisational skills

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