Environmental Auditor

Health Jobs UK; Pontypool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Facilities Environmental Auditor to join its Service Improvement team. This role focuses on maintaining cleanliness standards through systematic environmental audits across the Health Board. Essential skills include strong IT proficiency, good organizational abilities, and effective communication. The position offers a 37.5-hour week with various shifts, competitive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible working

Paid mandatory training

Professional career pathways

Qualifications

• Essential: Strong IT skills and good communication abilities.
• Desirable: Supervisory qualifications and knowledge of databases.

Responsibilities

• Conduct environmental audits according to National Cleaning Standards.
• Monitor data compliance related to waste management procedures.
• Compile audit data and produce accurate reports for management.

Skills

IT Skills

Good organisational skills

Good interpersonal and communication skills

High attention to detail

Education

Good standard education

I.T. qualification

(NVQ/QCF 3) or demonstrable experience

Job description

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

Please let us know if you have any particular requirements to enable you to participate in the application and selection process. We will be pleased to discuss any reasonable adjustments OR SUPPORT needed. If you need any documents in a larger font or a different format (such as braille) please either contact the recruiting manager named in the job advert or alternatively contact the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board recruitment team on 01495 745805 option 3 OR EMAIL [email protected]

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job overview

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is seeking Facilities Environmental Auditors to join the Divisional Service Improvement team.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in maintaining high standards of cleanliness with Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

As an Environmental Auditor, you will support the Facilities teams by planning and carrying out systematic environmental and health & safety audits across the Health Board.

Your role will help ensure compliance with environmental legislation, internal policies, and national NHS standards.

The hours are 37.5 per week to be worked over various shifts including, 08:00am - 16:00pm and 12:00pm - 8:00pm.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

Carry out environmental audits in accordance with National Cleaning Standards and ABUHB Catering Standards, ensuring compliance across all designated areas. Monitor and compile data on:

• Domestic cleaning responsibilities
• Catering services
• Nursing cleaning responsibilities
• Works & Estates issues that prevent effective cleaning

Monitor Compliance: Check adherence to waste management procedures and staff uniform policy, reporting any concerns promptly.

Data Collection & Reporting: Compile audit data, highlight non-compliance, and produce accurate reports for management review.

Patient & Visitor Surveys: Carry out surveys on cleanliness and catering services to gather feedback and identify improvement areas.

Communication & Liaison: Maintain effective communication with Ward/Department Managers and Facilities teams before, during, and after audits.

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Person specification

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac.

Qualifications/Knowledge

• Good standard education
• I.T. qualification
• (NVQ/QCF 3) or demonstrable experience

Desirable criteria

• Supervisory qualifications

Abilities/skills

Essential criteria

• IT Skills
• Good organisational skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• High attention to detail

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of working with databases

Other

• Ability to travel between sites within the Health Board

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

• Commitment to personal development and the development of others

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK/Roi candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Welsh language skills are desirable

Documents to download

• Job Description & Person Specification ( PDF , 160.6 KB )
• Occupational Health- Functional requirements form ( PDF , 648.5 KB )
• Values & Behaviour Framework ( PDF , 700.7 KB )
• NWSSP Recruitment Services Privacy Notice ( PDF , 696.3 KB )
• Flexible Working Options ( PDF , 328.2 KB )
• Agile Hybrid Working Framework ( PDF , 5.9 MB )
• Home Working Policy and Guidance ( PDF , 380.6 KB )
• Guidance Notes for Applicants Nov 25 ( PDF , 322.5 KB )