Grounds and Gardens Supervisor | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen to supervise the Grounds & Gardens team at The Conquest Hospital to maintain the grounds and gardens of the Trust in an attractive, tidy and safe condition in keeping with the expected visual impressions.

Essential skills are first line supervision, health & safety awareness including risk assessment, experience and management of grounds, gardens and the external environment. Also, to work with volunteers, community workers and other sources to develop additional resources. You must be IT literate. Some minor building work skills are needed to repair slabs etc. You need a full driving licence as the post covers Bexhill hospital and other local clinics. You must also be able to access the site as part of the winter snow/ice clearing process. Essential skills are first line supervision, health & safety awareness including risk assessment, experience and management of grounds, gardens and the external environment. Also, to work with volunteers, community workers and other sources to develop additional resources. You must be IT literate. Some minor building work skills are needed to repair slabs etc. You need a full driving licence as the post covers Bexhill hospital and other local clinics. You must also be able to access the site as part of the winter snow/ice clearing process., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

• Salary negotiable dependant on experience and will be between the salary ranges of band 3., A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at EDGH and Conquest, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available from only £30 a year. There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.