Environment Officer - Grounds & Gardens The Gardening Services provides a high‑quality service to maintain the grounds and gardens of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Withington site and a portfolio of off‑site properties, ensuring a safe and pleasant external environment. Role Overview The Environmental Officer – Grounds & Gardens will assist in providing support with the maintenance of site cleanliness, working alongside and under the Head Gardener’s instruction. Duties include daily work such as road sweeping, litter/debris collection, snow clearing and gritting of footpaths and roads. Responsibilities

Road sweeping, litter/debris collection, and bin emptying across the main site and off‑site properties by hand and with machinery. Gritting footpaths and roads during adverse winter weather conditions. Complete daily and weekly maintenance and service tasks as requested. Participate in ad‑hoc local arrangements for snow clearing and gritting when weather conditions dictate outside of hours working. Support Estate personnel in assisting/liaising with site customers and contractors. Work with all Estates Supervisors and managers in the management of risks, including working to agreed risk assessments and assisting with development of additional assessments. Advise the Head Gardener regarding plant and equipment failure, identify materials required to complete tasks. Carry out all duties in a professional and conscientious manner. Wear the Christie NHSFT maintenance service uniform, identification badges and personal protective equipment at all times.

About The Christie NHS Foundation Trust The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. Based in Manchester and serving a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, it is also a national specialist with approximately 15 % of patients referred from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world‑first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year, and cancer research in Manchester has been officially ranked the best in the UK. Contact Contact: Brodie Muir, Head of Technical Estates – Email: brodie.muir@nhs.net – Phone: 0161 918 7111 #J-18808-Ljbffr