Martin House provides free specialist palliative care to babies, children and young people with complex and life-shortening conditions. Families from across West, North and East Yorkshire have access to our care 24/7, 365 days a year, including specialist doctors. Every year we care for more than 550 families, at the hospice, in hospital and in families’ own homes, as well as supporting around 200 bereaved family members.
We have now entered an exciting new chapter. We've recently completed an incredible £21.9 million transformation of our hospice, creating a purpose-built environment with outstanding new facilities for children, young people, and their families. This vision has always been about ensuring every family, whether visiting for short breaks, symptom control or end-of-life care, receives the very best specialist support in a place that truly feels like home. With our new children's wing open and our dedicated teenager and young adult facility now welcoming young people, we're ready to make an even bigger difference for families across Yorkshire for many years to come.
As part of this transformation, we've created beautiful new outdoor spaces and gardens, and we're looking for a passionate Gardener / Maintenance Operative to play a vital part in maintaining and developing our site, helping create a safe, welcoming, and peaceful environment for everyone who visits Martin House.
You'll be responsible for delivering high-quality planned and reactive maintenance across the estate, ensuring our grounds, gardens, and equipment remain safe, compliant, and fully operational.
Our ideal candidate will
- Be committed to Martin House’s values – Excellence, Respect, Integrity and Compassion.
- Hold a level 2 qualification in Horticulture, Gardening, Landscaping or a related subject.
- Enjoys working outdoors and takes pride in maintaining beautiful environments.
- Has a practical, hands-on approach and excellent attention to detail.
- Can work independently and as part of a team.
- Is committed to health and safety and delivering high standards of work.
- Is comfortable using digital systems to record and manage work activities. This is a hands-on role that involves a significant amount of physical activity.
You'll need to be comfortable carrying out gardening and maintenance tasks, using equipment and machinery, lifting and moving materials, and working outdoors throughout the year.
Martin House places families at the heart of all that we do and this is reflected in the amazing benefits we offer our valued team members.
- Annual leave – eight weeks per year, including bank holidays
- Sick pay – six months full pay and six months half pay following successful completion of probationary period.
- Recognition of NHS pension scheme for candidates who are currently in the scheme and up to 10 per cent contributory AVIVA scheme.
- Enhanced maternity and partners leave to exceed the NHS entitlement
- Health and wellbeing programme including access to free of charge Employee Assistance Programme for employees and their families
- Accredited Menopause and Mindful employer
- Life insurance – two times annual salary
- Free parking at our children’s hospice in Boston Spa
Please apply via our website www.martinhouse.org.uk/get-involved/join-our-team/ and complete an application form, referring to the Job Description and Person Specification which can be found here. For further information contact Gary Haywood or Richard Sharp by email at [email protected] / [email protected] or by telephone 01937 845045.
The closing date for applications is noon on 11th September 2026. Interviews will be held on the 17th September 2026.
Martin House is committed to providing care and improving services irrespective of race, ethnicity, disability, gender, religion or belief, age, marital status, or sexual orientation.
Martin House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with safer recruitment standards and successful applicants may be required to undertake a DBS via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Please note all applicants must already hold the legal right to work in the UK.
