Waste and Compliance Officer

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Flexible working

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a compliant and proactive professional to carry out compliance testing and waste management audits across its portfolio. The role involves coordinating with the Facilities Management Team and in-house teams to ensure safe, compliant and sustainable environments in a variety of Trust buildings.

Applicants should have GCSEs in Maths and English and knowledge of water hygiene, Legionella controls, fire-safety, and healthcare waste.

Qualifications

• GCSE level in Maths and English with demonstrable experience in a similar role.
• Knowledge of statutory property compliance and waste-management procedures, including water hygiene/Legionella controls, fire-safety compliance, healthcare waste requirements, and record-keeping.
• Experience in healthcare environment would be useful but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Identify and manage statutory risks to protect the Trust.
• Carry out and record a diverse range of compliance activities and analyse/report data.
• Liaise with multiple Trust teams and staff; work across owned or leased buildings including community services, in-patient units, care homes, day centres, and offices.

Skills

Statutory compliance

Waste management

Water hygiene

Legionella controls

Fire-safety compliance

Education

GCSE Maths and English

Job description

Job summary

Reporting to the Technical Support Manager, and also working closely with the Facilities Management Team, the postholder will carry out Compliance Testing Activities and Waste Management Audits across the Trust Portfolio. Compliance Activities will include works associated with the Legionella Prevention Policy, Water Safety Plan, Fire Safety Plan, and Waste Management Policy. Close liaison with the Trust's Hard and Soft Services FM providers, and the in‑house Facilities and Technical Teams, is a key element of the role, in order to ensure we provide high-quality care and support environments that are also compliant, safe, and sustainable. To achieve this, work will be required across a number of electronic applications and reporting tools, bringing together several streams of work including outsourced specialist contractors, improvement initiatives, compliance obligations and changing organisational requirements, to help the Property Team create a unified service provision in an active healthcare environment.

Main duties of the job

Dimensions of the Role

Protection of the Trust by identifying and managing statutory risks.

Responsible for carrying out and recording a diverse range of compliance activities and analysing and reporting on associated data.

The role requires regular close liaison with a wide range of Trust teams and staff.

This role will necessitate involvement with all of the Trust's buildings, whether owned or leased, including community services, in-patient units, care homes, day centres and office facilities.

Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the main duties for this job.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of mental health, learning disability, neurodevelopmental and drug and alcohol services in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We support people of all ages and are passionate about providing high quality care that is delivered at the right time as close to home as possible to help people recover and stay well.

We are one of the top 10 mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trust to work for nationwide. Our Trust is an inclusive and supportive employer that offers a wide range of staff networks, flexible working, free parking and excellent health and wellbeing support. We also provide a wide range of opportunities to help staff develop and progress.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Regrettably, due to UK Home Office requirements we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to GCSE level in Math's and English, with demonstrable experience of working in a similar role and environment.
• Requires practical and theoretical knowledge across a range of statutory property compliance and waste-management procedures, including water hygiene/Legionella controls, fire-safety compliance, healthcare waste requirements, statutory inspection and record-keeping requirements, acquired through relevant training and practical experience.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of a healthcare environment would be useful but not essential.
• Experience and knowledge of delivering statutory compliance activities across a muti-site environment.
• Knowledge and understanding of statutory and regulatory guidance relating to property, with particular focus on Healthcare Property
• Knowledge and understanding of current UK Waste Management Regulations

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

18 Mole Business Park

Randalls Road

Leatherhead

KT22 7AD

United Kingdom