**About the role
Assist in the Establishment, cultivation and maintenance and upkeep of the gardens and grounds of the hospital premises, to provide a safe aesthetically pleasing environment for the enjoyment of patients, general public and staff.
About you
Maintain and develop the lawns, trees, shrubs, gardens and containerised plants to ensure a pleasant and safe hospital grounds environment
Operate and service a range of horticultural equipment, machinery and hand tools, not performed by other trade occupations.
Perform cleaning duties to associated grounds maintenance items/facilities and/or specified area of health care facility and undertake cleaning of above ground drains.
Maintain work areas in a clean and safe condition whilst performing simple and routine instructions that comply with safe work practices.
Health Equity
It is expected that all Metro North Health staff, including the incumbent of this role as a valuable member of the Metro North workforce, contribute to the health equity agenda and meet the intent of supporting the defined six actions that specifically meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), by actively supporting the elimination of racial discrimination and institutional racism; supporting increased access to health care; influencing the social, cultural and economic determinants of health; supporting the delivery of sustainable, culturally safe and responsive health services; and recognise the importance of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations to design, deliver, monitor and review the health and support services we provide.
Benefits when working for us
Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIRD PARTIES (RECRUITMENT AGENCIES ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
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