Job summary
- Main area
- Grounds & Gardens Support
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - Candidates will be required to support the CTM Gritting Plan from 1st December to 31st March
- Job ref
- 110-EA038-0724
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Glamorgan Hospital
- Town
- Pontyclun
- Salary
- £22,720 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Grounds & Gardens Support
Band 2
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
The post holder will work as part of a multi skilled team Grounds & Gardens team within the Health Board Facilities Regions and will provide a range of daily grounds and gardens maintenance service through a range of horticultural work practices gained through knowledge experience and training. The Grounds & Gardens Team contribute to partnership working by working to support the Health Board in delivering goals and objectives by supporting continuous improvement in performance.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work under the Grounds & Gardens Supervisors supported by the professional guidance of the Grounds and Gardens Manager and accountable to Senior Facilities Manager and undertake horticultural and gardening duties through all Regional Sites within the Health Board to support the efficient operation of the Grounds and Gardens Team within Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. This will include supporting effective communication to work as part of a team, sometimes across all Health Board Regional Sites, the operation and knowledge of various machinery, attending course internally/externally and delivering physical work in varying weather conditions that will include participation in snow clearing and gritting during adverse/winter periods
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac
As part of the Grounds & Gardens team you will be required to regularly cut and maintain lawned areas across Health Boards Sites that are not contractually maintained. To support weeding and maintenance throughout each Health Board Site. To trim, prune flowers, trees (to include ivy growing up) and shrubs in accordance with good gardening practice and to prevent foliage overhanging pathways, roadways, drainage gullies and manholes etc.
You will be required to detect and deal with common plant diseases and pests.
The post holder will work as part of the team who will support Litter Picking / Site Appearance, Vermin Disposal (dead rats) but to include notification of pest problems (wasps, flies etc.).
Post holders will be required to comply with COSHH guidelines and adherence to promote safe work practices for pesticides, fuels, other substances within this remit.
Candidates are required to hold a Full driving license essential to support role and post holder will be expected to work across each Site as within the Health Board
Undertake driving duties in accordance with license instruction and appropriate training where required. Driving will include the requirement to drive and operate department vehicles, plant machinery in accordance with vehicle regulations and training.
Undertake work in sometimes unpleasant conditions such as extreme weather, inclement weather, occasional hazardous areas. Safety measures must be adhered to at all times to ensure safe working practises adhered to.
Undertake work in accordance to schedule, maintenance schedule that requires physical effort for often long periods at a time.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Basic Knowledge of Gardening
- COSHH training and awareness
Desirable criteria
- NVQ L1 or L2 Horticulture or equivalent gardening subject
- Recognised Trade Apprentership in Gardening
- Certificate of Groundsmanship / NPTC Craft Certificate
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous Gardening and Horticulture Experience
- Previous grounds & maintenance experience in a commercial environment
- Previous experience with gardening tools such as strimmers, lawn mowers, hedge cutters etc.
- Previous experience of maintenance and compliance with Safe Systems of Work and Risk Assessments
Desirable criteria
- Previous 4x4 vehicle experience
- Basic experience of tractor & larger petrol mowers
Values and Apptitude
Essential criteria
- Excellent Communication skills
- Flexible approach to work
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are not necessary
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Wayne Scurlock
- Job title
- Grounds & Gardens Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01443 443443
- Additional information
Jacky Griffiths
Senior Facilities Manager
01685 721721 Ext 28503
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