Gardener

Location: James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW
Salary: £26,642 per annum plus excellent benefits
Schedule: Full time 37.5 hours per week - 08.00am – 16:00pm Monday – Friday

Ready to impact a better future?

As a Gardener in our Health Estates team, you’ll help create and maintain safe, welcoming outdoor spaces that support patient wellbeing, staff pride, and visitor experience. Your work will directly contribute to a clean, well-kept environment where communities feel cared for.

From planned maintenance to seasonal grounds care, your role plays a vital part in ensuring our hospital estate runs smoothly and meets both regulatory standards and community expectations. You’ll take pride in delivering high-quality grounds services that have a visible and positive impact on people’s daily experiences.

What you’ll do as a Gardener

You’ll be entrusted to:

• Carry out planned and reactive grounds maintenance, including grass cutting, hedge trimming, and general garden upkeep
• Inspect and maintain outdoor infrastructure such as slabs, kerbs, and drainage systems
• Complete weekly and monthly planned preventative maintenance (PPM) tasks to meet contractual targets
• Undertake seasonal duties including winter maintenance and adverse weather response
• Safely apply treatments such as weed control and support tree inspection activities
• Work in line with safe systems of work, completing all documentation accurately and on time

Does this sound like you?

You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have:

• Proven experience in horticulture or grounds maintenance (minimum 3 years or equivalent hands-on experience)
• A Level 3 NVQ in horticulture or a related discipline, or extensive practical experience
• A strong understanding of safe working practices and health and safety standards
• The ability to work independently while contributing positively to a wider team
• A proactive, reliable approach with pride in delivering high-quality work

Discover all you need to keep growing
We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.

• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year)

• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and a strong focus on internal progression
• Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
• Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
• Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
• Employee networks: Networks that support inclusion and connection across our organisation, including LGBTQIA+ colleagues, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and colleagues from all cultural backgrounds

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.

About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.

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At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.

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