Grounds & Gardens Operative (XN03) in Leeds LS9 7TF inLeeds LS9 7TF PUBLISHED TUE 9 SEP 2025 Jump to job information section
Leeds Teaching Hospitals r54Paij9
Job description
Help
keep our Trust grounds in shape and our patients, staff and visitors safe.
Were
looking to appoint a motivated individual as a Grounds and Gardens
Maintenance Operative to work within the Estates External Environment Team.
In this diverse role, youll be part of a small mobile team who work across a
number of our Trust sites. They are dedicated to ensuring our external
environments not only look great, but are safe for everyone who uses them.
The
role will involve assisting in the day-to-day maintenance of the grounds and
gardens including cleanliness and tidiness of grounds, gardens, roads, paths
and paved areas, surface water drains, the care of lawns, flower beds, trees
and shrubberies.
The
position is 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday (7.5 hour days) and the post
holder will be required to participate in the 22 week winter on call rota for
gritting and snow clearing between November and March each year. The new post
holder will be predominantly based at the St Jamess University Hospital
Grounds workshop.
The
job package includes: -
A
competitive salary pro rata Band 3 £24,937-£26,598 (Inc. enhancements for
unsocial hours.)
Annual
leave starting at 27 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays rising to 33
days with service.
An
excellent contributory pension scheme.
On-site
childcare provision
Salary
sacrifice schemes (cycle to work)
The
successful candidate will be part of an 8-person team working trust wide
The
role is to ensure the Trusts grounds and gardens are maintained to a high
standard in accordance with legislation and codes of practice
The work will include routine and
planned gardening duties including weed control, propagation and the
maintenance of annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees, and hedges
There will
also be a full range of landscaping duties, including decking, paving, walling
etc. snow clearing and gritting, and other routine winter duties. Maintain
external and roof surface water drain gullies and carry out minor repairs to
roads and footpaths
The successful candidate will be
expected to undertake all monitoring procedures for hand arm vibration and
noise exposure in accordance with the Health & Safety executive
requirements including completion of exposure logs
The candidate will be required to
operate vehicles and machinery as part of the post including, but not
restricted to, tractors, ride on mowers, chainsaws, hedge trimmers and
strimmers. You will also be required to drive the trust vehicles so will need
to have a full current British drivers licence
This job can involve prolonged
periods of physical activity in extreme weather and therefore the post holder
must be capable of undertaking such duties
Training is available, subject to
budget, as part of the position and the candidate may be required to attend
training on an external providers premises
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest employers in Leeds, with over 20,000
staff providing care to 1.6 million patients each year. The Estates and
Facilities team keep the Trust's sites running and manage one of the largest
estate portfolios in the NHS. With over 2,300 staff, we provide a range of
Estates & Facilities services and ensure our buildings and environments are
fit for purpose, clean and safe.
Whether
we're cleaning wards, maintaining buildings, monitoring environmental impact,
feeding patients, or patrolling our sites, we support the delivery of patient
care.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to redeploying 'at risk' members of our
existing workforce to new roles. As such, all job adverts are subject to this
policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this
process is completed. If you do experience a delay in shortlisting, please bear
with us, and contact us if you have questions.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process
of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As
such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right
to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do
experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please
bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if
you have any questions
Details
Date posted
09 September 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time,
Flexible working
Reference number
C9298-EST-354
Job locations
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Employer's website
https://jobsincare.com/job/jnshNGPU8Iy (Opens in a new tab)
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