Job overview
We Will Not Be Offering Sponsorship For This Role
The Estates & Facilities Grounds & Gardens Department at Broadmoor Hospital has a vacancy for a Full Time, Grounds & Gardens Assistant to support & undertake general gardening duties within the hospital grounds and wider estate. You should have good general plant knowledge and a willingness to develop your skills further as part of a team maintaining a wide range of environments, these include carefully managed patient gardens, formal & informal planting, lawns and hard surface areas within the hospital. Open grassland, woodland, ecologically sensitive and public access areas also form part of the wider estate grounds.
Main duties of the job
As part of the Grounds & Gardens team you will be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of all Trust land within the 500-acre hospital estate and ensure that all work is carried out to the standards required within the hospital maintenance plan and to ensure the safety of all service users, staff, visitors & the wider public.
You will need to exhibit a professional attitude to the role with the ability to communicate well with others and demonstrate a team focussed approach to working with all Trust staff as well as members of the immediate team.
You should possess a full clean driving licence and a willingness to develop skills to operate a wide range of ground care plant & equipment.
You should have a good understanding of Health & Safety with the ability to follow instructions to ensure that all Safe Systems of Work are adhered to.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Full Driving Licence
Desirable criteria
2. NVQ qualification in gardening
Experience
Essential criteria
3. At least 2 years’ experience working in a gardening environment
Desirable criteria
4. Experience in working in the NHS
Knowledge
Essential criteria
5. Able to work with minimum supervision
6. Able to communicate effectively
7. Good communicational skills
Desirable criteria
8. Health & Safety
9. COSHH awareness
Skills
Essential criteria
10. Basic IT skills(word)
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
11. Good level of fitness