Grounds Maintenance Operative

Join us in making a meaningful impact at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals! ? We're on the lookout for dynamic individuals who are fuelled by passion, determination, and a desire to contribute. ? As part of our Estates Grounds and Gardens team, you'll play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of our Trust Estate. ? Join our close-knit team and help us deliver top-notch maintenance and repair services, all while making a real difference in our community. ?, Assist and support the Lead Grounds Maintenance Operative /Building Manager in undertaking day-to-day maintenance of the Hospital grounds, Including:

• Grass cutting using both ride-on and pedestrian equipment,
• Strimming, weeding & scarifying.
• Pruning & hedge cutting using handheld equipment.
• Planting and maintaining of borders including internal courtyards and enhanced garden areas around the Hospital sites.
• Winter grounds maintenance including gritting & Snow clearing.
Carry out planned preventative maintenance in accordance with Trust policies, procedures and schedules. Managing your own workload on a day-to-day basis and assist other trades and contractors, in accordance with service need. Promote a positive image of the Estates Department and the wider Trust. We know it can be scary to take a chance on a new role and this may feel like a big step, but for the right candidates who display all the attributes we are looking for, there will be support available to help with your growth and development. Be a part of a friendly, enthusiastic and dedicated team of grounds staff maintaining the landscapes of Chorley and Preston Hospitals, providing staff and visitors with a pleasant, safe and welcoming environment.

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria. Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns. You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path. You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.


• Our annual leave entitlement starts at 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years service and 33 days after 10 years service (pro rata).
• You will be eligible to join the NHS Pension.
• We will support training and development to further your career
• You will have the opportunity for additional on-call payment during the winter months.
• If you work nights, weekends and bank holidays, enhanced rates will be paid.
• You will have access to a range of expert help and support through our employee assistance programme or our in-house services
• You will be able to access a range of salary sacrifice and high street/online retailer discount schemes
• All your uniform/ PPE will be provided