Gardener

Gardener

Close date: 21 May 2026

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, ensuring compliance with Trust Safety Standard and Procedures, and 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.

About us

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1,100 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, the Trust'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 welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of 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.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

As per Home Office guidelines, 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. If you are on a Student visa, the Trust will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you:
  • applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment;
  • have successfully completed your course and applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date; or
  • the Trust has agreed to 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 21 May 2026.
• Interviews are due to be held on 4 June 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, a shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme includes 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, providing a colleague only café with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for rest, refuel and recharge.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include part time working, job share, term time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note that 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

• NVQ level 2 Horticulture or equivalent experience.
• NVQ level 2 for driving tractor and attaching machinery or equivalent experience, full UK driving licence.
• Chemical Spraying certificate PA1 & PA6.

Experience

• Garden Design - domestic or public spaces.
• Basic industrial work experience.
• Working in an outside environment.
• NHS experience.

Knowledge

• Horticulture and gardening knowledge.
• Knowledge of plants and shrubs.

Skills

• Proficient in using garden machinery and tools.
• Able to communicate with internal and external customers at all levels.

Additional Requirements

• 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 licence.
• Able to work on call.
• Able to work as part of a team.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such a submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Address

£25,760 to £27,476 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Reference number

180-F-CVA567