Nature Recovery Ranger & Senior Nature Recovery Ranger

Nature Recovery Ranger (x3)

• Salary: £24,720 for 4 days/week (£30,900 FTE)
• London weighting: £3,708 (£4,635 FTE)
• Hours: 0.8 FTE (4 days/week)
• Contract: Fixed term until 31 March 2028
• Location: NHS sites in Manchester, Stockport, Bradford or London

Senior Nature Recovery Ranger (x1)

• Salary: £36,050 FTE
• London weighting: £5,407.50
• Hours: Full time (5 days/week)
• Contract: Fixed term until 31 March 2028
• Location: NHS sites in Manchester, Stockport, Bradford or London

About The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare

The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, inspires and empowers people to transform healthcare for a sustainable future. Our Green Space for Health programme transforms NHS sites into vibrant outdoor spaces that support biodiversity, wellbeing, and connection.

As a Nature Recovery Ranger, you’ll help bring these spaces to life — planting trees, creating wildlife habitats, and leading inclusive activities that welcome patients, staff, and local communities. You’ll be part of a passionate team working to make healthcare more connected to the natural world.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We warmly welcome applications from people of colour, disabled people, and those with lived experience of marginalisation. If you need any adjustments to take part in the recruitment process, just let us know — we’ll do everything we can to support you.

This is more than a job. It’s a chance to grow something beautiful — for people, for places, and for the planet.

About the role

As part of our Healthy by Nature programme, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, we are looking for 3 rangers and 1 senior ranger to join our team. These 4 roles make up cohort 2 of the programme, joining our existing 5 rangers who began in the Spring and Summer of 2025. Each ranger will be based at one of 4 NHS Trusts:

• Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (Based in Wythenshawe with travel to other sites in Manchester)
• Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust and Stockport Foundation Trust
• Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
• Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust (London)

Their job is to create, improve and sustain greenspaces at healthcare sites within the Trust and to connect people with those spaces for their health and wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities:

Community Engagement

• Build relationships with NHS staff, patients, carers, local residents, schools and community groups
• Design and lead inclusive outdoor events like nature walks, planting days and wildlife workshops
• Support volunteers to participate safely and meaningfully

Green Space Enhancement

• Deliver practical conservation projects, such as tree planting, food growing, meadow creation, wildlife habitats
• Maintain and improve site features, such as walking routes, therapeutic gardens, pollinator-friendly planting
• Conduct biodiversity surveys and share findings

Project Delivery & Safety

• Co-create activity programmes with NHS partners
• Manage tools, materials and safety protocols
• Carry out risk assessments and ensure accessibility for all participants
• Support funding bids

Communication & Impact

• Capture stories and images to showcase project impact
• Attend meetings and events to represent the programme
• Collect data for monitoring and evaluation

Additional Responsibilities for Senior Ranger

• Lead and provide line management support to the team of Nature Recovery Rangers
• Coordinate ranger activities across the different Trusts
• Oversee reporting and work with external consultants
• Lead funding bids and identify new opportunities

About you

We’re looking for passionate individuals who care deeply about nature, community, and equity. You don’t need to tick every box — if you feel excited by this role and believe you can make a difference, we encourage you to apply.

Community Engagement & Inclusion

• Experience designing and leading inclusive activities
• Commitment to involving marginalised groups
• Strong communication and volunteer management skills

Nature & Conservation Skills

• Knowledge of urban wildlife and habitat management
• Experience in gardening, food growing and conservation tasks
• Safe use of hand tools and machinery (e.g. strimmers and drills) (training can be provided where necessary)

Practical & Creative Skills

• Confidence leading hands-on activities like building raised beds or installing benches
• Experience conducting biodiversity surveys or habitat assessments
• An understanding of health and safety requirements

Personal Qualities

• Passionate advocate for nature and wellbeing
• Creative and self-motivated
• Comfortable working independently and in emotionally sensitive environments

Additional Criteria for Senior Ranger

• Proven project management experience
• Collaborative leadership across dispersed teams
• Skilled in monitoring, reporting and funding bids

Locations

These roles are based across NHS sites in one of the following cities:

• Manchester
• Stockport, Tameside and Glossop
• Bradford
• London

We encourage sustainable travel wherever possible.

How to apply

• Complete the application form (including details of 2 referees)
• Complete the equality and diversity monitoring form (optional)
• Attach your CV (no more than 2 pages)

Send your completed application form and CV to recruitment@sustainablehealthcare.org.uk.

Please include in the cover email:

• The location you’re applying for
• Whether you’re applying for the Nature Recovery Ranger, Senior Ranger, or both

For any questions, please contact recruitment@sustainablehealthcare.org.uk  

• Closing date: 12^th Jan 2026
• Interview dates: Week commencing 26^th Jan 2026
• Start date: 1 April 2026

Benefits

CSH is a registered charity, and our salary levels are competitive within the charity sector. We aim to increase salaries in line with cost-of-living at least annually. Working with CSH has many additional advantages: CSH cares for every staff member as a whole person and as a valued part of the team; CSH provides support for people working in different circumstances and is flexible in terms of working patterns to accommodate individual needs.

Equal opportunities and eligibility to work in the UK

As an equal opportunities employer, The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare aspires to be a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages suitably qualified applicants of the global majority, people with disabilities and men to apply, as these groups are currently under-represented in the organisation.

If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application process, please contact recruitment@sustainablehealthcare.org.uk  

Please note, we have a legal responsibility to ensure that all our workers and employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. As such you may be asked to provide proof that you have the right to work in the UK.

Data Protection

CSH is committed to ensuring your data is protected and is only used in line with GDPR guidelines and we do not collect unnecessary personal data from applicants during the recruitment process. Data collected as part of the recruitment process is held securely and accessed by, and disclosed to, individuals only for the purposes of managing the recruitment exercise effectively to decide to whom to offer the job. Please see our privacy policy for more information.