Bank Waste Porter

NHS; Bradford; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Bank Waste Porter to join the Waste Team. This role involves efficiently collecting and transferring various waste types across hospital sites, ensuring compliance with safety standards. Candidates should possess relevant training, work well within a team, and communicate effectively to maintain high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience of completing documentation and paperwork accurately.
• Experience of working within a waste service.
• Working in a Hospital/Healthcare Environment.

Responsibilities

• To move all waste streams generated within Trust sites.
• Clearance of waste from internal waste rooms to external waste compounds.

Skills

Ability to follow instructions

Ability to work within agreed procedures

Education

Health & Safety Training

Customer Service Training

Job description

Go back Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bank Waste Porter

The closing date is 02 July 2025

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 03.07.25

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 14.07.25

We are looking for hard working staff to work within our Waste Team as Bank staff. To collect waste from various holding locations at BTHFT sites and transfer to external waste storage areas, in a timely and compliant manner.To provide and maintain a professional, efficient, effective and timely service to all departments that will contribute to achieving safe, high quality patient care.To work as part of an internal team, working to a schedule. Communicating with colleagues, ward staff, Waste Supervisor and Waste Compliance Manager to ensure waste is moved effectively.

Main duties of the job

To move all waste streams generated within Trust sites, including clinical waste, offensive waste, general waste, furniture, and electrical items.Clearance of waste from internal waste rooms and dedicated ward or waste areas to external waste compounds or agreed storage areas dependant on waste type.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We are one team

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of completing documentation and paperwork accurately
• Experience of working within a waste service
• Working in a Hospital/ Healthcare Environment

Skills

• Ability to follow instructions (verbal and written)
• Ability to work within agreed procedures and deadlines and to use initiative appropriately to deal with unexpected situations

Knowledge

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• healthcare setting Interview E Knowledge of waste services and how this impacts on patient care and services delivered within the hospital

Qualifications

• Health & Safety Training
• Customer Service Training

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust