Job summary

The Grounds and Gardens team is instrumental within the Health Board in ensuring that the grounds and gardens across our sites are maintained to a high standard. The Grounds and Gardens department is split into three teams across the 3 regions with one team operating from each regional base and supporting the operational delivery of Grounds and Gardens services across the Health Board.

The Team contribute to the Facilities and Health Board plan in delivering site environmental goals and objectives and supporting continuous improvement in site aesthetic and bio-diversity standards and performance. Ensure the service meets the required health and care standard and quality, provide value for money and effective service delivery.

The posy holder will regularly cut and maintain specific scheduled task lawn areas across the sites that are not maintained by the contracted service. Working with external contractors where necessary

You will be required to trim and 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.

The post holder will undertake seasonal on call duties supporting site gritting and snow clearance that fall outside of normal working hours and at all sites as requested supporting the service provided by the external adverse weather contractor. Use of equipment and machinery will support these duties

Main duties of the job

The Grounds and Gardens team is instrumental within the Health Board in ensuring that the grounds and gardens across our sites are maintained to a high standard. The Grounds and Gardens department is split into three teams across the 3 regions with one team operating from each regional base and supporting the operational delivery of Grounds and Gardens services across the Health Board

The Team contribute to the Facilities and Health Board plan in delivering site environmental goals and objectives and supporting continuous improvement in site aesthetic and bio-diversity standards and performance. Ensure the service meets the required health and care standard and quality, provide value for money and effective service delivery.

The posy holder will regularly cut and maintain specific scheduled task lawn areas across the sites that are not maintained by the contracted service. Working with external contractors where necessary

You will be required to trim and 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.

The post holder will undertake seasonal on call duties supporting site gritting and snow clearance that fall outside of normal working hours and at all sites as requested supporting the service provided by the external adverse weather contractor. Use of equipment and machinery will support these duties

About us

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Job description
Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

BTEC or City & Guilds Level 2 and able to demonstrate competency through understanding, learned development and or experience (2year)
COSHH qualification
Level 2 Competence in felling small trees
Qualification in using Pesticides
Level 2 in Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting

Desirable

NVQ L1 and/orL2 in Horticulture or equivalent gardening
4x4 adverse weather driving qualification/course
IPAF certification is an for the use of powered access machinery

Experience

Essential

Previous gardening and horticultural experience in a commercial or public services environment
Previous experience with operation of plant machinery and equipment
Previous experience in Safe Systems of Work
Experience of tractor and petrol mower handling.

Desirable

Previous experience of driving tractors, gritting trailers, 4 X 4 vehicles in adverse weather

Values and Aptitude

Essential

Good Communication skills
Demonstrates ability to work in demanding environment
Flexible approach to support role and working across all Health Board Sites.

Person Specification
Experience

Essential

BTEC or City & Guilds Level 2 and able to demonstrate competency through understanding, learned development and or experience (2year)
COSHH qualification
Level 2 Competence in felling small trees
Qualification in using Pesticides
Level 2 in Chainsaw Maintenance and Cross Cutting

Desirable

NVQ L1 and/orL2 in Horticulture or equivalent gardening
4x4 adverse weather driving qualification/course
IPAF certification is an for the use of powered access machinery

Experience

Essential

Previous gardening and horticultural experience in a commercial or public services environment
Previous experience with operation of plant machinery and equipment
Previous experience in Safe Systems of Work
Experience of tractor and petrol mower handling.

Desirable

Previous experience of driving tractors, gritting trailers, 4 X 4 vehicles in adverse weather

Values and Aptitude

Essential

Good Communication skills
Demonstrates ability to work in demanding environment
Flexible approach to support role and working across all Health Board Sites.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Employer details

Employer name

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Address

Royal Glamorgan Hospital

Ynysmaerdy

Llantrisant

CF72 8XR

Employer's website

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

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