Facilities Auditor and Administration Support | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Kendal; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Kendal is seeking a dedicated professional to assist with comprehensive waste audits. The role involves reporting data, providing administration support, and undertaking audits across the organization. This position offers a 37.5-hour work week, providing important insights into waste management practices within hospitals. Join a team committed to high-quality healthcare services.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for reporting data to the Waste Manager and service users.
• Provide administration support to the Waste Manager.
• Undertake waste audits at the Westmorland General Hospital.

Job description

Overview

To work as part of a team carrying out comprehensive waste audits.

Responsibilities

• To be responsible for the reporting on the data to the Waste Manager, service users and colleagues both within the Facilities Team and across the organisation.
• Providing administration support to the Waste Manager.
• To undertake waste audits across all areas at the Westmorland General Hospital in line with the National Heath Technical Memorandum 07-01 Safe and Sustainable Management of Healthcare Waste.
• To collect the data from the waste audits and upload into Microsoft excel spreadsheets.
• To prepare audit reports, discuss findings including feedback of any issues or concerns identified in the audit with the management team for that area.
• This role will be 37.5 hours over 5 days.
• We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
• FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.
• WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.
• All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.
• Our community services for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.

How to read more

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Sep 2025