Location
Prestwich, Manchester

Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)

Salary
£25,272 per year

About the Role
Your role as a Gardener will involve attending to all garden areas on the Prestwich site, maintaining the grounds by pruning shrubs, mowing lawns, planting a range of flowers, shrubs and trees, and looking after equipment and structures such as fencing. You will ensure the grounds are safe and tidy, including clearing snow and ice during winter. You will undertake repair, maintenance and inspection of all external grounds and gardens associated with the Trust and its external contracts, working in accordance with relevant legislative standards and operational procedures to provide a safe environment for patients, public and staff. You will be expected to produce consistently high standards of work across all duties and applications required. Additional training may be required to meet new regulations, legislation or to further develop your skills. Duties also include carrying out repairs, gritting and snow clearing at designated Trust properties.

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust employs over 7,000 staff delivering inpatient and community-based mental health care across Bolton, Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Wigan and wider Greater Manchester. The Trust values a welcoming, supportive working environment with opportunities for learning, development and innovation to improve care for service users.

Staff benefits include pay enhancements, 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years), excellent pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, wellbeing programme, Blue Light Card discounts and fuelGenie fuel cards (where applicable).

All positions are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks. The Trust requires DBS Update Service subscription where applicable and is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We encourage applications from diverse communities and are committed to removing barriers to employment for under-represented groups.

Experience
Experience in grounds maintenance or gardening is desirable but not essential. Relevant experience outside the NHS will be considered when calculating salary on appointment.

About you
You should be reliable, motivated and able to work to a high standard across a range of gardening and grounds maintenance duties. You must be willing to undertake additional training as required and be committed to maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff and the public. A positive attitude towards working in a mental health NHS Trust and supporting its values is important.

Qualifications
No specific qualifications are stated as essential; however, relevant horticultural or grounds maintenance qualifications would be advantageous. You must be willing to comply with all Trust policies including DBS Update Service registration if required for the role.