Job description

A great opportunity to join the Grounds Team based at the Conquest Hospital. You will need a driving license, be happy to work outdoors, and to clear the site of snow and ice if needed. Some grounds experience would be useful, but if you are just hard working, enthusiastic, and keen to learn then please apply. To maintain the Grounds, Gardens and Buildings’ foliage of the Trust and its clients’ estate in an attractive, tidy and safe condition in keeping with expected visual impressions. To minimise the accumulation of litter and rubbish as directed. To support snow/ice clearance through participation in an On Call rota. We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes. In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’. In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come. Please refer to the job description attached. If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.