Job summary
- Main area
- Gardener
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 180-F-CVA568
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £25,760 - £27,476 p.a. pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/04/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 16/04/2026
Employer heading
Gardener
Band 3
Job overview
A Gardener in the Estates Maintenance Department will form part of an integrated team whose role is to provide the best possible service to the Trust.
Main duties of the job
They 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.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on the 7th April 2026.
Interviews are due to be held on the 16th April 2026.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 2 Horticulture or equivalent experience.
- NVQ level 2 for driving tractor and attaching machinery or equivalent experience Full UK driving licence.
Desirable criteria
- Chemical Spraying certificate PA1 & PA6.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Garden Design – domestic or public spaces.
- Previous gardening experience.
- Basic industrial work experience.
Desirable criteria
- Working in an outside environment.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Horticulture and gardening knowledge.
- Knowledge of plants and shrubs.
Skills
Essential criteria
- To be able to use garden machinery and tools.
- Able to communicate with internal and external customers at all levels.
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
- Must be able to meet the demands of the post.
- Able to work in all weather conditions.
- Flexible approach to working times.
- Driving license.
- Able to work on–call.
- Able to work as part of a team.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stephen Chandler
- Job title
- Grounds and Gardens Supervisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
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