Overview
A gardener in the NHS plays a vital role in maintaining the outdoor spaces of hospitals and healthcare facilities, helping to create calm, welcoming environments for patients, staff, and visitors.
Responsibilities
* Mowing lawns, trimming hedges, and maintaining flower beds
* Planting, weeding, and seasonal landscaping
* Sweeping paths, clearing snow/ice, and ensuring safe walkways
* Designing and creating therapeutic garden areas for patient wellbeing
* Occasionally combining duties with caretaking or estates maintenance
Skills & Qualities Needed
* Interest in horticulture and working outdoors in all weather
* Physical fitness for manual tasks like digging and lifting
* Ability to use hand and power tools safely
* Good communication and teamwork skills
* An eye for design and attention to detail
Main duties of the job
* To assist in grounds maintenance operations on the Torbay Hospital site and community sites; the sites provide diverse landscape which includes hard surfaced areas grass and woodland areas and a wide range of mixed borders and flower beds
* Provide top quality grounds maintenance service based on the principals of sound horticultural practise
* Provide a litter picking and litter bin emptying service where the grounds maintenance specification for individual sites requires it and in addition be prepared to pressure wash external areas on request
* Undertake regular maintenance to support the site safety requirements in line with health and safety policies
* Fencing
Job Details
Job locations: Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Newton Road, Torquay, Torquay, TQ2 7AA
Date posted: 13 October 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 2
Salary: £24,465 a year Per Annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 388-7460139-CORP
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