Bank Environmental Services Porter | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A Leading Healthcare Institution in Cambridge is seeking an Environmental Services Porter to assist in efficient waste collection across the hospital. This full-time position involves rotating shifts of four days on/off and requires a reliable and hardworking individual who excels in a busy setting. Benefits include development opportunities and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Development opportunities

On-site leisure facilities

Subsidized travel and parking

Dedicated break spaces

Qualifications

• Reliable and hardworking individual.
• Ability to thrive in a busy environment.
• Availability for full-time rotating shifts.

Responsibilities

• Assist in waste collection from all areas of the hospital.
• Follow schedules for collection of various waste types.
• Support the Team Leader and Process and Resource Manager.

Job description

Are you looking for a new opportunity? Are you a reliable, hardworking individual who thrives in a busy environment?

Staff Bank Services successfully provides temporary staffing throughout Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust via a variety of different assignments.

We are looking to register reliable, hardworking individuals who would thrive in a busy environment and are available to work full time on a rotating shift pattern of 4 days on, 4 days off, 4 nights on, 4 nights off over a 12-hour period. You will be working within the Environmental Services team, ensuring waste is collected in a timely and efficient manner from all areas of the hospital.

Environmental Services Porter will assist the Team Leader and Process and Resource Manager in providing an efficient waste collection service for all wastes generated from the Trust.

Waste Collectors will assist the team Leader to deliver the Collection Schedules; including dirty and infected laundry, cardboard/sharps, biohazard/hazardous clinical wastes, and recyclables in accordance with the listed duties.

This position is within Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust, which comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds, the Trust focuses on providing a quality service centered on people—patients, staff, and partners. Recognized for providing ‘outstanding’ care and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission, the Trust values its staff and upholds the principles of being Safe, Kind, and Excellent. CUH is committed to diversity and inclusion, welcoming applications regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion, belief, marital status, pregnancy, maternity, or socioeconomic background.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Note: As per Home Office guidelines, the Trust cannot sponsor this position.

This vacancy closes on 03 August 2025. Interviews are scheduled for 14 August 2025.

Benefits include development opportunities, on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries, subsidized travel and parking, 24/7 hot food, staff café, and dedicated break spaces. CUH supports work-life balance through flexible working arrangements. For further details on working hours, please contact the provided contact person.

We welcome applications from Armed Forces personnel.

This advert closes on Sunday, 3 August 2025.