Environmental Services Porter

Cambridge University Hospitals; Cambridge; À distance; GBP 23 000 - 28 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

On-site leisure facilities

Subsidised parking

Bus travel discount (Stagecoach)

Free Park & Ride

Résumé du poste

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Environmental Services Porter to support the waste management team. The role involves assisting with the collection and transportation of clinical and general wastes, laundry, and recyclables, following schedules and ensuring compliance with current legislation.

A 12-week probation applies for new starters, with rights to work considerations. Candidates should be able to work unsupervised on shifts and communicate via radio.

Qualifications

• Good numeric and literary skills.
• Hold full driving license.
• NHS or hospital/work environment experience desirable.
• Experience in industrial environment is beneficial.
• Be able to communicate effectively using radio.

Responsabilités

• Assist in providing an efficient waste collection service for all wastes generated from the Trust.
• Assist in delivering the Collection Schedules including laundry, cardboard, sharps, biohazard or hazardous waste.
• Collect and transport all types of waste in a busy environment with a customer-focused approach.
• Report non-conformances to the Team Leader and communicate with Ward Management as required.
• Respond to radio-generated collections in a timely manner and update the Radio Controller.

Connaissances

Radio communication

Teamwork

Shift flexibility

Formation

Full driving license

Description du poste

Main area Support Services Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered. 4-on-4-off both days and nights) Job ref 180-F-CVA1336

Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate Town Cambridge Salary £25,272 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 08/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

Environmental Services Porter will assist the Team Leader for the Process and Resource Manager and their staff 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 following list of duties.

Main duties of the job

Environmental Services Porter will assist in providing an efficient waste collection service for all wastes generated from the Trust.

Environmental Services Porter will assist the Deputy Environmental Services Manager to deliver the Collection Schedules; including dirty and infected laundry, cardboard / sharps, biohazard / hazardous clinical wastes and recyclables in accordance with current legislation.

The role is to to collect and transport all types of waste in a busy industrial environment with a customer lead focus. Assisting the Deputy environmental manager to deliver a seamless collection service for laundry, cardboard, sharps, biohazard or hazardous clinical waste or recyclable waste streams.

Collect all hospital clinical waste, cardboard and clinical sharps, dirty and infected laundry in accordance with schedules set by the Environmental Services Manager.

Communicate with Ward Management if wastes are not presented for collection in accordance with Policy, and to report non-conformances to the Team Leader.

To respond to radio generated collections in a timely manner, and pass accurate information back to Radio Controller if jobs are unable to be completed.

To ensure that all collections from clinical waste storage areas are completed as per work schedules, and are checked on a regular basis. Collections may vary according to Incinerator plant availability, and own initiative must be used at all times.

To complete tasks unsupervised at all times when on shift.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

As there is a 12-week probationary period, successful candidates are expected to have the Right to Work for a period of at least 6 months from the proposed start date. Immigration and Right to Work status will be discussed with successful candidates at conditional offer. CUH will not offer sponsorship to candidates that have applied for a fee waiver.

As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

applied for a Graduate visa
or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

The advert will close at midnight 8th November 2026

Interviews are due to be held on 16th November 2026

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Good numeric and literary skills
• Hold full driving license

Experience

• General work experience dealing with the general public, in a demand led environment
• Must have experience of working in an industrial environment
• Experience of general cleaning duties
• NHS experience

Knowledge

• Manual handling techniques
• Be helpful and understanding of customer needs
• Understanding of H & S in the workplace
• Knowledge of site and departments

Skills

• Able to communicate effectively using radio
• Good front of house skills
• Able to work as part of a team
• Able to work with minimum supervision
• Must be flexible with shift patterns

Additional Requirements

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind and excellent
• Able to carry out full range of duties including physical aspects of lifting and pulling
• Able to pass tug drivers course within one month of commencement. Must be 18 to pass tug license
• Must be able to send and receive clear instructions on radio system

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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) (England and Wales) 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.