# Volunteer Gardener MSK Queen Marys Hospital

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Dartford
- **Region:** London
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Salary:** Voluntary Role
- **Contract type:** Voluntary
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-04T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-21T12:42:34.888Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Sidcup/Oxleas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Volunteer/Volunteer-v8171095
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8171095?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.oxleas.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We have a medium size courtyard and are in the process of developing this into a therapeutic space so that service users with long term conditions can use the space to access peer support, and as part of their rehabilitation. We are looking for a volunteer gardener to help with the general upkeep of the Therapy Garden. This could include independent gardening as well as working with service users to support them in the space i.e. seed sowing for summer with a group of service users.

We are really hoping that the garden can be a lovely therapeutic space for service users living with long term pain and that we can support them to live happier and healthier lives by accessing a green space.

### Main duties of the job

A volunteer would provide invaluable support:

- Help maintain planted areas and internal courtyards, with regular planting, weeding, and mulching.
- Create wildlife habitats, such as insect hotels, bird boxes.
- Help plant seeds and bulbs and provide aftercare.
- Monitor butterflies, pollinators, plants and other wildlife
- Encourage and inspire others to use the garden space
- Report any concerns, issues to the service manager

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We have a medium size courtyard and are in the process of developing this into a therapeutic space so that service users with long term conditions can use the space to access peer support, and as part of their rehabilitation. We are looking for a volunteer gardener to help with the general upkeep of the Therapy Garden. This could include independent gardening as well as working with service users to support them in the space i.e. seed sowing for summer with a group of service users.

We are really hoping that the garden can be a lovely therapeutic space for service users living with long term pain and that we can support them to live happier and healthier lives by accessing a green space.

A volunteer would provide invaluable support:

- Help maintain planted areas and internal courtyards, with regular planting, weeding, and mulching.
- Create wildlife habitats, such as insect hotels, bird boxes.
- Help plant seeds and bulbs and provide aftercare.
- Monitor butterflies, pollinators, plants and other wildlife
- Encourage and inspire others to use the garden space
- Report any concerns, issues to the service manager

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- A calm and patient nature is required due to the nature of the therapy groups

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- A knowledge of plants and wildlife is required

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of gardening and general upkeep of gardens is required

## Documents

- [staff benefits (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1847)
- [privacy notice for staff (pdf, 268.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1659)
- [volunteer gardener msk queen marys hospital (pdf, 120.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10473274)
- [volunteer gardener msk queen marys hospital (pdf, 368.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10473273)
- [important additional information for candidates (please read carefully) (pdf, 160.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1656)

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