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Our hospice grounds offer an exceptionally varied and rewarding working environment, from propagation and growing in the polytunnel to caring for kitchen gardens, wildflower meadows, woodland walks, wildlife ponds, private contemporary patient gardens, and large open green spaces. Every area you maintain contributes directly to wellbeing, giving a real sense of job satisfaction and pride in your work.\nYou will carry out a diverse range of horticultural and grounds maintenance activities, working flexibly both on your own and alongside other gardeners to maintain high standards across the hospice grounds. By ensuring compliance with health, safety, and environmental requirements, your work will have a visible and meaningful impact every day.\nThe role also offers the rewarding opportunity to work alongside volunteers and corporate groups, sharing your knowledge and skills to help others contribute positively to the hospice environment. Your guidance will ensure these activities are safe, well organised, and fulfilling for everyone involved.\nIf you take pride in your work, enjoy working outdoors, and want to be part of something genuinely meaningful, this role offers a rewarding blend of responsibility, creativity, and purpose.\nYou'll be\nMaintaining garden sheds / workshops and all tools and machinery keeping tidy and safe at all time\nAbility to carry out a full range of horticultural and grounds maintenance tasks independently, without the need for supervision or ongoing guidance\nEnsure compliance with health and safety regulations\nIdentify and treat pests, diseases, and plant health issues\nCarry out maintenance of lawns, flower and vegetable gardens, including watering, fertilizing, and caring for trees, shrubs, turf, and associated hard landscaping features such as irrigation systems and water features\nManaging teams of volunteers and corporate groups on a weekly basis and ensuring guidance and support is adequately provided\nWork with external suppliers\nWork within agreed plans and legislative requirements as may be in place\nCarry out and accurately record grounds compliance checks, including daily and monthly playground inspections and routine water feature treatments\nReporting and updating to the Grounds Manager of any progression or issues\nWork collaboratively with team members and follow instructions from senior staff\nEssential Experience\nMinimum of 1 years experience in gardening with experience of powered garden machinery. A broad understanding of garden maintenance is desirable\nExperience of crops within a polytunnel, including planting, watering, feed and harvesting\nAbout us\nSouthern Hospice Group is the largest group of hospices in Sussex and one of the largest in the UK. We are committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to adults, children and their families across Sussex. Bringing our teams and resources together as one organisation means we can focus on new and exciting visions and plans for our people and patients and provide even greater opportunities for our workforce.\nSt Barnabas House provides specialist palliative care to adults in the Worthing, Adur, Arun and Henfield areas through a range of services, including in-patient care and community living well services.\nChestnut Tree House is the children’s hospice for East and West Sussex and South East Hampshire, providing specialist palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions.\nMartlets provides essential care to people affected by terminal illness in Brighton and Hove and surrounding areas. Our expert teams provide the very best care and support, helping patients and their loved ones to live life to the full during the precious time they have together.\nBenefits\nCompany pension scheme or NHS pension scheme for eligible employees\nUp to 35 days’ annual leave inclusive of bank holidays\nOn-site education support and study leave opportunities\nOption to access Medicash and cover your everyday cost of healthcare for less\nFree parking, subsidised meals and various social activities\nCorporate rate gym membership, discounts with local complementary therapies and Blue Light Card\nEmployee Assistance Programme\nDeath in Service\nWe warmly welcome applications from all sections of our community. We also invite applications from suitably experienced people for all industry sectors who can demonstrate the skills, ability and enthusiasm to work with a people-centric organisation like ours.\nArtificial intelligence (AI)\nYour application and interview should give us an accurate and authentic picture of your skills and experiences. Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.\nBefore you submit an application, we will ask you to confirm the information you provide is true and accurate. 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