About The Organisation Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services. We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas. The Role To assist in the efficient carrying out of planned and unplanned ground maintenance work and to keep NHSL premises open in adverse weather conditions. To make safe NHSL grounds. The working pattern for this role is Monday
- Thursday
- 4 hours per day. In This Key Role, You Will
- To maintain all NHSL grounds to ensure patients, staff and visitor’s first and last impression of trusts grounds are that of a clean, safe and well-maintained environment.
- On a daily basis carry out routine maintenance and safety checks on ground maintenance equipment to ensure efficient and safe operation and that equipment is ready for use at all times.
- The post holder organises the daily maintenance of machinery used in the course of their duties i.e making sure machines are oiled etc. and will carry out minor maintenance and running repairs to machinery, spark plugs, air filters, nuts and bolts.
- To undertake planned maintenance work with minimum supervision,



assessing the job in hand and where necessary request additional resource or equipment to enable the task to be completed. What You'll Bring
- Experience working on a large spread out estate
- Training and/or Experience in maintaining, driving, and ride on grass cutters, driving compact and large tractors, driven /push mowers
- Maintaining and working hand held grounds maintenance equipment
- Maintaining and working hand and powered salt gritters
- Knowledge of safety aspects of grounds maintenance equipment
- Ability to work as part of a small team
- A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.

What We Offer
As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:
- Annual Leave
- 35 days including public holidays
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Annual incremental salary progression
- Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
- NHS discounts and more. *NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent
- regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience
* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
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- Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings. For informal discussion, please contact Gary Oliver, Maintenance Manager on Gary.
[email protected]. If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Nicole McMillan, Recruitment Administrator on Nicole.
[email protected].

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