At a Glance
- Tasks: Create beautiful outdoor spaces that provide comfort and calm for patients and families.
- Company: Join Southern Hospices Group, the largest hospice group in Sussex.
- Benefits: Enjoy up to 35 days of annual leave, free parking, and a company pension scheme.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for personal growth and community engagement.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while working in stunning gardens.
- Qualifications: Experience in horticulture and a passion for creating welcoming environments.
The predicted salary is between 26509 - 26509 £ per year.
Location: Worthing, Hove and Arundel
Vacancy Type: Full Time/Permanent
Pay Range: Grade 3 - £25,427 Pro rata for part time roles
Contracted Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Application Deadline: Sunday, June 28, 2026
As a Gardener at Southern Hospices Group, you will play a vital part in creating welcoming, peaceful outdoor environments that offer comfort, reflection, and calm for patients, families, and staff. Our hospice grounds offer an exceptionally varied and rewarding working environment, from propagation and growing in the polytunnel to caring for kitchen gardens, wildflower meadows, woodland walks, wildlife ponds, private contemporary patient gardens, and large open green spaces. Every area you maintain contributes directly to wellbeing, giving a real sense of job satisfaction and pride in your work.
Responsibilities:
- Maintaining garden sheds/workshops and all tools and machinery keeping tidy and safe at all times
- Ability to carry out a full range of horticultural and grounds maintenance tasks independently, without the need for supervision or ongoing guidance
- Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations
- Identify and treat pests, diseases, and plant health issues
- Carry out maintenance of lawns, flower and vegetable gardens, including watering, fertilising, and caring for trees, shrubs, turf, and associated hard landscaping features such as irrigation systems and water features
- Managing teams of volunteers and corporate groups on a weekly basis and ensuring guidance and support is adequately provided
- Work with external suppliers
- Work within agreed plans and legislative requirements as may be in place
- Carry out and accurately record grounds compliance checks, including daily and monthly playground inspections and routine water feature treatments
- Reporting and updating to the Grounds Manager of any progression or issues
- Work collaboratively with team members and follow instructions from senior staff
About us:
Southern Hospice Group is the largest group of hospices in Sussex and one of the largest in the UK. We are committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to adults, children and their families across Sussex. Bringing our teams and resources together as one organisation means we can focus on new and exciting visions and plans for our people and patients and provide even greater opportunities for our workforce. St Barnabas House provides specialist palliative care to adults in the Worthing, Adur, Arun and Henfield areas through a range of services, including in-patient care and community living well services. Chestnut Tree House is the children’s hospice for East and West Sussex and South East Hampshire, providing specialist palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions. Martlets provides essential care to people affected by terminal illness in Brighton and Hove and surrounding areas.
Benefits:
- Company pension scheme or NHS pension scheme for eligible employees
- Up to 35 days’ annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- On-site education support and study leave opportunities
- Option to access Medicash and cover your everyday cost of healthcare for less
- Free parking, subsidised meals and various social activities
- Corporate rate gym membership, discounts with local complementary therapies and Blue Light Card
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Death in Service
We warmly welcome applications from all sections of our community. We also invite applications from suitably experienced people for all industry sectors who can demonstrate the skills, ability and enthusiasm to work with a people-centric organisation like ours.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for an Enhanced submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Southern Hospice Group is an exceptional employer, offering a fulfilling role as a Gardener in the beautiful settings of Worthing, Hove, and Arundel. With a strong commitment to employee wellbeing, we provide generous benefits including up to 35 days of annual leave, a supportive work culture, and opportunities for professional growth through on-site education. Join us in creating serene outdoor spaces that enhance the lives of patients and their families, while enjoying a collaborative environment that values your contributions.
