30 Agriculture / Fishing / Forestry jobs in Kidlington, Oxfordshire

Do you know your roses from your daffodils?! Are you passionate about maintaining large areas of grounds and gardens?, We are recruiting for a Senior Gardner to join our estate management team at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust where you will be leading on a full range of grounds maintenance and landscaping across our site, ensuring we provide a safe and well-maintained environment for our patients, staff and visitors. This role is based at our HQ site in Littlemore and you'll also be working at our community grounds in Wantage, Abingdon, Didcot, Wallingford & Swindon. Read more about our wildflower meadows and other green spaces here. This is a full time role (37.5 hours per week) at various sites across the Trust so you'll need a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required. You'll need to be familiar in the use and maintenance of grounds maintenance hand and powered tools (petrol driven) including mowing machines (pedestrian mowers and ride-on mowers), strimmers and clippers. If you're passionate about horticulture, landscaping and grounds maintenance and you'd like to make a difference to our NHS sites, we would love to hear from you!,

• Undertaking the ground maintenance at designated sites, involving maintenance of grassed areas, trees, shrubs, floral beds and other general areas including paths and roadways
• Maintain planted areas, shrubberies, verges: carrying out digging, raking, edging, pruning, hedge trimming and all relevant seasonal gardening activities
• Ensuring maintenance paths and roadways providing gritting and snow clearance during frost/ice and snow conditions to enable the Trust to meet its duty of care under Health and Safety legislation and ultimately ensure the safety of staff, patients and visitors.
  
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As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

o Excellent opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)o Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team