Waste & Environment Operative

Countess Of Chester Hospital; Chester; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a part-time Waste Porter to support a comprehensive portering service across the hospital. The role requires handling all waste streams in line with Trust policies and procedures, and flexibility to meet changing operational needs while delivering Safe, Kind and Effective care.

Join a team dedicated to high performance culture and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• To undertake all waste portering tasks.
• To provide a refuse collection service for clinical waste, domestic waste, glass, paper, cardboard and packaging recycling waste across the trust.
• To collect yellow/orange clinical waste, domestic waste and recyclable waste from dedicated points and transport to the waste compound.
• To collect cardboard, compact it in the recycling cardboard compactor.
• To collect glass and bottles from dedicated points and transport to the waste compound for disposal.
• To collect paper/confidential waste and computer waste, ensuring confidentiality and security at all times.

Job description

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.

Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation

Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.

As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.

Job overview

Working Part time: 33.5 hours per week

We are looking for general waste porters to provide an effective waste portering service to the entire hospital ensuring that Legislative guidance, Trust Policies, Procedures and Practices are complied with.

Working as part of a team the role provides a comprehensive service in all weathers and includes all waste streams which are collected and delivered in accordance with the schedules. There is also a requirement to be flexible in working practices to meet the change in operational needs.

We ask all employees to be flexible in their role, to always ensure we are delivering Safe, Kind and Effective care.

Main duties of the job

• To undertake all waste portering tasks.
• To provide a refuse collection service for clinical waste, domestic waste, glass, paper, cardboard and package recycling waste from collection points trust wide in accordance with the schedules. ...
• To collect both Yellow/Orange Clinical waste, domestic waste and recyclable waste from dedicated waste holds/collection points, remove to compactor in wastecompound and compact waste, observing Trust Policy and Procedure.
• To collect cardboard from dedicated waste holds/collection points and compact in the recycled cardboard compactor.
• To collect glass and bottles from dedicated waste holds/collection points and removes to waste compound for disposal.
• To collect paper/confidential waste and computer waste in black wheelie bin, take to waste compound. Ensuring that confidentiality and security is maintained at all times.

Working for our organisation

The Trust's services are provided from three locations: