At a Glance
- Tasks: Supervise staff and contractors to maintain beautiful outdoor spaces in a healthcare setting.
- Company: Join Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, a leader in healthcare estates management.
- Benefits: Enjoy a supportive work environment with opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Other info: Be part of a team that values kindness, responsibility, and collaboration.
- Why this job: Make a real difference by enhancing the external environment for patients and staff.
- Qualifications: Experience in horticulture and supervisory skills are essential.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
For questions about this job, contact: Benedict Williams Estates Officer Benedict. Williams@nhs. net 07787373816 Shortlisting Date: 04/09/2026 Interview Date: 18/09/2026
Job Summary
The External Environment Lead will be responsible for the on-site supervision of directly employed staff and contractors, ensuring the effective delivery of high-quality horticultural, arboriculture and environmental services across Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust sites.
The successful candidate will lead the maintenance and development of landscaped areas, trees, amenity grounds and external environments while ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation, Trust policies and environmental standards.
Why you should join our Team
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust's, Operational Maintenance Department, manages one of the largest healthcare estates in the UK and recognises the importance of providing a safe, attractive and welcoming external environment for patients, visitors and staff.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced horticultural professional with supervisory experience who is passionate about maintaining and improving external environments within a complex healthcare setting.
Whether we're cleaning wards, maintaining buildings, monitoring environmental impact, providing staff childcare, delivering hot meals to patients, or patrolling our sites, we support the delivery of patient care.
We are committed to creating the best place to work and being the employer of choice for estates and facilities in the region.
- What you will bring to the role
- Supervise directly employed staff, students, agency workers and contractors.
- Assist with recruitment, induction, training and work allocation.
- Monitor standards of work and productivity and report performance or disciplinary issues to the Estates Officer.
- Lead the maintenance of the Trust's external environment including horticultural, arboriculture and landscaping activities.
- Undertake tree maintenance operations including the safe use of chainsaws where qualified.
- Oversee pest recognition, treatment and record keeping in accordance with current legislation.
- Install and maintain irrigation systems in accordance with Legionella control requirements.
- Interpret plans, drawings and specifications and oversee their implementation.
- Utilise Estates management systems to record, update and audit maintenance activities.
- Support adverse weather operations including gritting, snow clearance and acting as secondary contact for on-call teams.
- Promote good housekeeping standards and ensure external areas remain clean, safe and welcoming.
- Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, COSHH, Infection Prevention and Trust policies.
- About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
Our Trust values The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients. We are…. Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind
Our Trust priorities
Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time Our priorities: People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes Sponsorship
Eligibility
To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route.
Please take this into consideration before submitting your application.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
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