Waste & Recycling Operative (Bank) | The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in the West Midlands seeks Bank Staff for its Waste Management Team. The role involves supporting waste and recycling activities at New Cross Hospital, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Ideal candidates should be self-motivated and adaptable, with a commitment to providing excellent service. Training and a uniform will be provided. This position offers flexible working hours to suit personal needs.

Benefits

Comprehensive training

Flexible working arrangements

Uniform provided

Qualifications

• Ability to work flexibly between 0600 - 2100hrs.
• Knowledge of waste and recycling legislation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Utilise tow trucks and operate waste disposal compactor.
• Promote waste segregation and recycling.
• Assist in collection and disposal of clinical and domestic waste.

Skills

Flexible working hours

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Tools

Tow trucks

Compactor

Road sweeper

Forklift truck

Jet wash

Job description

The Estates & Facilities Division is seeking Bank Staff to support the activities of the Waste Management Team (Waste and Recycling Services) at New Cross Hospital.

The Waste Management Team aims to provide an excellent support service to the Trust, its patients, visitors and staff.

You will be part of a modernising team providing waste management services to support the Trust’s regulatory obligations.

We are looking for enthusiastic self‑motivated people who can work well on their own and as part of a team.

Bank working, on an ad hoc basis to cover the needs of the service provides an ideal opportunity to gain experience of working in a hospital environment. This knowledge and experience can be helpful when permanent positions become available.

You must have a flexible approach to working hours and to meet the demands of the role; this flexibility is something that you may also find suits your needs.

All training and a uniform will be provided.

Undertake all routine waste collections and support all waste and recycling activities as instructed by line management within their level of professional competence.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Key Responsibilities

• Utilising the tow trucks
• Operate the waste disposal compactor
• Utilising the road sweeper
• Operate the onsite bailers
• Utilising folk lift truck
• Operate jet wash
• Cleaning compactor area
• Ensuring bin compounds are kept locked and free from litter
• Collection and disposal of Clinical and Domestic waste containers across the site
• Emptying ward Clinical and Domestic Waste cupboards
• Report all fly tipped waste to your superior
• Collect all waste types as and when required
• Ensure Newcross is free from blown litter
• Ensure all internal and external entrances are free from litter
• Ensure all external smoke and bus shelters are free of litter and swept
• Promote waste segregation and recycling
• To work on all Trust premises as required by the service working on the grounds of all premises that the Trust has an obligation to maintain
• Prioritise workload with support from the team leader to offer minimum disruption while maximising benefit to patient care and the Trust
• Assist higher skilled grades on new work including any labouring required
• Complies with local waste operational health & safety standards and procedures
• Complies with hazardous waste regulations
• Use all relevant tools, machinery and communications equipment as required
• Undertake training relevant to the post
• Demonstrate a basic knowledge of waste and recycling legislation
• Prepares and uses equipment, materials and tools for maintenance and repairs (Waste Containers)
• Work flexibly between 0600 - 2100hrs as the service demands including weekends – this could include an annualised hours working arrangement or overtime

Health & Safety and Regulatory Compliance

• Required to work in accordance with all current Legislation governing waste to include but not be limited by the following: 
• Current Waste Regulations and HTM.07.01
• The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
• Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH)
• HASAWA
• Clinical Waste (EPR 5.07)
• To comply with all the Trust’s Health & Safety policies and procedures
• To ensure accurate completion of incident forms in accordance with Trust Policy.
• To ensure accurate completion of daily check sheets and report any defects to your superior
• To be familiar with department fire procedures, location of fire exits, alarms and equipment.
• To observe all fire precautions.
• Undertake fire safety training as per the Trust’s standing orders and attend fire lectures at least once a year.
• Works in hazardous areas such as waste compound, tugway taking safety measures to avoid danger and prevent injury to themselves and to others and to prevent damage to equipment. Ensure hazardous areas are locked to keep unauthorized persons out at all times.
• May be exposed in plant rooms to risks of gas escape, escape of fumes, heat, hot surfaces, and noise and oil spillage. Occasionally may be exposed to uncontained body fluids, for example during waste disposal etc.

There is a frequent requirement for moderate physical effort for periods including lifting, pushing, or pulling of objects and there is an occasional requirement to exert intense physical effort for short periods such as assisting moving waste.

Communicates effectively with team leader, managers and other disciplines (including service users) when planning work to maximise efficiency and utilisation of resources.

Undertakes regular and ad hoc overtime when requested and at short notice.

Undertakes training and updating on regulations, standards, procedures, local rules and new techniques appropriate to work undertaken.

Work as part of a wider team or on his/her own as the circumstances demand – this includes other staff either internal or external to the Trust.

Ensure that all timesheets are fully completed via the Labour Management System and additional defects and/or follow on work (regardless of trade) is reported to the team leader.

To be responsible for and keep mandatory training up to date.

This advert closes on Saturday 29 Nov 2025.