Clifton Gardener

We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored., Blackpool Teaching Hospitals are looking for volunteers to support our Green Therapy project at Clifton Hospital. The project will use nature connectedness to improve health and wellbeing and support rehabilitation of patients during a hospital stay. We will codesign a growing space at Clifton Hospital for the delivery of horticultural therapy and community food growing and will include a polytunnel and raised beds. Groundwork charity are partnering with us on this project and will oversee the build of the garden space and will deliver horticultural therapy and community food growing sessions at the site. The growing space will need maintaining all year round and we are looking for individuals with green fingers who would like to join the Trust's volunteer team and get involved., The role of a Volunteer Gardener is to provide basic garden clearance at Clifton Hospital, including clearing of weeds and unwanted flora on a regular basis. This will include:
+ Regular weeding
+ Watering new and established plants
+ Feeding plants
+ Planting as required
+ Clearing paths from obstruction
+ Keeping the garden and courtyard area tidy and free from litter
+ General upkeep, excluding contracted maintenance of the contained outdoor area.
+ Any activity as directed by the Staff Volunteer Lead, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals are looking for volunteers to support our Green Therapy project at Clifton Hospital. The project will use nature connectedness to improve health and wellbeing and support rehabilitation of patients during a hospital stay. We will codesign a growing space at Clifton Hospital for the delivery of horticultural therapy and community food growing and will include a polytunnel and raised beds. Groundwork charity are partnering with us on this project and will oversee the build of the garden space and will deliver horticultural therapy and community food growing sessions at the site. The growing space will need maintaining all year round and we are looking for individuals with green fingers who would like to join the Trust's volunteer team and get involved

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.

+ Being a positive role model.
+ Having a positive impact on other people's lives.
+ Free training for volunteers
+ Increasing your confidence and self esteem.
+ Helping yourself and other people.
What are the benefits to patients and the organisation?
+ Operate alongside paid staff to assist in the delivery of a first-class service to patients, relatives and visitors to the Trust.
+ Enhance the provision of a health service and not just a treatment service.
+ By being a Foundation Trust member.
+ Benefit the organisation through their life experiences, including knowledge, skills and understanding., If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £22.00, Standard DBS check £22.00 and Enhanced DBS check £42.00.
You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £13. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.
Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.
DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.
By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.
The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here.
Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.
Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.
Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.