Grounds Worker - Gateshead, United Kingdom - QE Facilities
Description
To provide a high-quality grounds maintenance service within QEF's contracted sites in a safe and professional manner to ensure a pleasant external environment that is free from litter and to support building trades in carrying out their duties.
Must have a full clean UK driving license.Mowing of lawns, preparation and pruning of borders and hedges.
Minor tree surgery and general upkeep of horticultural areas
Leaf collection
Ensure general tidiness of grounds, including litter picking, road/path sweeping and emptying external bins
Snow clearing and gritting of roads and paths
Driving agricultural vehicles
Use of communication devices (Pager / Mobile / Telephone)
Assist with the placement of cones and barriers if/when necessary
Support and assist other trades as and when required
Use of pesticides and agricultural hand chemicals
QE Facilities (QEF) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust (GHNT), based in the North East of England.
- clinical services to GHNT and other NHS organisations
Our services include:
estates, facilities services, procurement, medical engineering and devices, endoscopy decontamination and sterile services, transport, out-patient pharmacy, and prevention & management of violence & aggression training (PMVA).
In addition we provide consultancy services, advising clients on all aspects of establishing a subsidiary company within an NHS body to the provision of VAT compliance advice.
QE Facilities work to their own Terms and Conditions and these are not the same as Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Terms and Conditions.
We do not hold a sponsorship license and are unable to offer employment under any sponsorship arrangement.
Being responsible for and correct use of relevant tools, plant and machinery in line with Health & Safety guidelines
Interpret and work from routine instructions with minimum supervision
Flexible approach to the range of tasks required
An understanding of manual handing procedures
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