Garden Maintenance Assistant

Garden Maintenance Assistant

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Rotherham General Hospital, S60 2UD
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
Band 2 – £12.21/hr, with enhanced rates for weekends & bank holidays.
37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 08.00-16.00 (with some flexibility depending on departmental needs)

Are you passionate about gardening and maintaining beautiful outdoor spaces? Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Garden Maintenance Assistant to join our dedicated Estates team. In this role, you’ll help maintain the hospital grounds, ensuring they are clean, safe, and welcoming for patients, staff, and visitors.

What Will You Be Doing?

As a Garden Maintenance Assistant, your key responsibilities will include:

· Grounds Maintenance: Daily cleaning and litter collection across the hospital grounds, including emptying litter bins, sweeping leaves, and clearing garden rubbish.

· Gardening Tasks: Mowing lawns, strimming, trimming hedges, pruning shrubs, and cultivating flowerbeds.

· Plant Care: Planting, watering, and caring for plants, including the maintenance of the greenhouse and taking cuttings.

· Seasonal Responsibilities: Turfing, seeding, and maintaining seasonal displays such as hanging baskets and flower beds.

· Snow and Gritting: Assisting with snow clearing and gritting as required during winter months, on a rota basis.

· Weekend Duties: Regular weekend tasks, including plant watering and car park clean-ups.

· Security and Equipment Care: Ensuring all equipment is stored safely and securely and assisting with the acceptance of goods in the absence of the Head Gardener.

Who Are We Looking For?

· Apprentice-trained or relevant qualifications in grounds maintenance (desirable but not essential).

· At least 2 years’ experience in grounds maintenance, ideally working on a large estate.

· Familiarity with powered gardening machinery and a clean driving licence.

· Strong communication skills to engage with staff, visitors, and the public, representing the Trust professionally.

· Ability to work independently, with flexibility during busy periods or inclement weather.

· Good understanding of Health and Safety protocols, particularly when using power tools and handling equipment.

· Any candidates with a PA1 and PA6 licence to handle and spray pesticides/herbicides are at a distinct advantage and will require proof of ownership.

· This role may require you to show evidence of vocational level 3 qualification or at least 2 years relevant experience.

Why Join Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust?

Working at Rotherham Hospital offers a fulfilling and challenging environment where you can make a direct impact on patient care and safety. You’ll work alongside a skilled and passionate team, with opportunities for ongoing professional development and training. Plus, we offer competitive salary packages and a supportive work culture.

In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: –

· Competitive Pay Rates – work this week, get paid next week!

· First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England

· Dedicated consultants

· Flexible working options

· Free DBS and free training

· Build holiday allowance.

· Support when you need it – 24/7 365 days.

· Stakeholder pension scheme

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work flexibly within the NHS.

Working through the NHSP bank means Trusts don’t have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have over 126,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades and specialities, saving the NHS over £70 million each year. This money is then reinvested back into the NHS. Register today for various flexible working options and long-term placement opportunities.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion