Location: Trinity Hospice, Bispham

Objective:

To support Trinity Palliative Care Services gardening and grounds care

 

Main duties:

• General gardening tasks (e.g. planting, weeding, cutting back, potting, cuttings etc.)
• Maintaining tidy garden areas and disposing of all garden waste appropriately
• Supporting the other Volunteer Gardeners in their delivery of this role
• Overseeing set or shared areas as agreed with other Volunteer Gardeners

 

General responsibilities:

• To ensure the confidentiality of all patient information in accordance with Hospice policy.
• To attend monthly Gardeners meetings
• To comply with all Hospice Policies and Procedures.
• To act always in a manner which will promote a good image of the Hospice.

 

Knowledge, skills and experience required:

• Good communication skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Be empathetic and caring
• In good physical health
• Experience and knowledge relating to planting schemes and the requirements of various plants, flowers, shrubs and their care (e.g. what can grow where/be planted with what; growth rate etc.) and an ability to plan schemes in advance for subsequent seasons would be advantageous.

 

What we offer you:

• Training and support to build new skills, additional training may be required dependent on your role.
• The opportunity to use your skills to complement our work
• The chance to share your skills and experience with others
• A chance to meet lots of new people
• The opportunity of working as part of a team of dedicated staff and volunteers

 

Commitment needed:       

Gardeners typically operate each Monday on a weekly basis

 

For more information, please call our Voluntary Services Team on 01253 952575