Job overview

You will carry out work of routine and non-routine nature as directed by management. 

Ensure compliance with Trust Safety Standard and Procedures. 

Taking all safety measures to prevent danger, avoid injury and prevent damage to equipment.

Each Gardener will have individual responsibilities for defined aspects of the service and will ensure that their contribution is beneficial to other departments within the Trust, as well as the Estates and Facilities Department to fulfill the Trust’s overall objectives.

Main duties of the job

•    Interpret and work from all instructions, drawings and specifications appropriate to his trade    without supervision.

•    Painting and decorating all hospital property, internally and externally, to acceptable craft standards and using approved methods of working.

•    Prepare working area in an efficient and organised manner.  Removal of all furniture, fittings and fixtures and re-fixing on completion.

•    Wallpapering (including contract wide width), varnishing, wall washing, application of spray applied finishes

•    Carry out minor wall repairs such as patch plastering

•    Grouting and repairing wall tiles, including using sealants

•    Transportation and erection of scaffolding and access equipment.

•    Understand fully the inter-relationship between Building and Engineering trades.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.