Job summary
- Main area
- Estates & Facilities
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 200-NN-7326746-CA-A
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George's Hospital
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £30,074 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/08/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 27/08/2025
Employer heading
Gardener
Band 2
Job overview
The maintenance and up keep of all grounds and gardens within the Trust site under the direction of the Head Gardener.
Main duties of the job
The maintenance and up keep of all grounds and gardens within the Trust site.
Carrying out a wide range of gardening and grounds cleaning duties depending on the season.
Working on own initiative when applicable or as part of a team. Undertake basic machinery maintenance
Supporting Head Gardener and other estates personnel as appropriate to ensure contractual response and rectification times are met.
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Competent in the cultivation of land for growing flowers, plants, trees, hedgerows, and grass etc; diagnosis of gardening/horticultural problems and the affects of the seasons. Recognising the weeds and being competent in their treatment.
- Competent in the hands on operation and undertaking of basic maintenance of gardening and road/path cleaning machinery within the limits of their training, including but not limited to:-
§ Pedestrian operated mowers
§ All types of hedge cutters
§ All types of shears and trimmers
§ Salting and gritting machinery
§ Vacuum, path clearing machinery
§ Sweeping and removal of litter.
§ Assist Waste Manager when necessary.
§ Undertake training on compactor.
- The working requirements will involve the need to take part in a rostered out of hours call out system during the winter for snow and ice clearing
- Interpret and work from instruction (Head Gardener), and specifications without constant supervision.
- Carry out gardening duties, new plantings/general grounds works to a high level of skill.
- Attend training courses as required.
- Be adaptable to the introduction of new technology
- Observe all statutory and legal requirements in all work particularly in the use of machinery, with regards to the Health & Safety at Work Act.
- Leave work areas clean, tidy, and safe at all times.
- Demonstrate a clear and ongoing commitment to flexibility.
- Develop good working relationships with clinical and non-clinical staff at all levels.
- Provide instruction and guidance for fellow Gardeners and estates personnel on all aspects of grounds and equipment in order to develop their skills and knowledge.
- Be adaptable to the introduction of new technology and working techniques
- Use of IT systems to report incidents using the DATIX system and other management reporting systems
- Any other appropriate duties as requested by management
- Provide a timely reactive service.
- Willing to undertake training as appropriate to the post.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- GCSE pass in Maths and English
Desirable criteria
- N.V.Q. level 2 horticultural qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum of 2 years working experience within garden environment
Skills
Essential criteria
- The ability to communicate, with internal and external customers at all levels
- Able to work as part of a team.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to prioritise workload
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Must have clear and imaginative ideas and how to improve customer satisfaction and raise profile of the department.
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to give examples and be able to work well under pressure.
- Ability to undertake multi-skilling and provide cover for fellow Team members
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- John Greco
- Job title
- Head Gardener
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07900 223364
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