Waste & Environment Operative

Waste & Environment Operative; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Part-time Waste Porter (33.5 hours per week) to manage waste portering across the hospital, including clinical and domestic waste, glass, paper and recycling, in line with Trust Policies and Procedures.

Working as part of a team, you will handle all waste streams, observe safety and confidentiality, and adapt to changing operational needs while delivering Safe, Kind and Effective care.

Qualifications

• Numeracy and literacy skills required.
• Basic standard of education is expected.
• Ability to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Undertake all waste portering tasks.
• Provide refuse collection for clinical, domestic, glass, paper and recycling waste across the trust.
• Collect yellow/orange clinical waste, domestic waste and recyclables and compact in the waste compound.
• Collect cardboard, glass and confidential paper waste and maintain security at all times.

Skills

Numeracy and literacy skills

Education

Maths GCSE Grade 4

English GCSE Grade 4

Job description

Job summary

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 Trust Policies and Procedures, waste Management Policy.
• 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.

About us

The Trust's services are provided from three locations: o The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 473 general and acute beds. o Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility. o Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population. The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust employs 5,964 staff (headcount) to provide care and treatment to a population of over 400,000 people living in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System. Due to its location on the border with North Wales, the Trust also works closely with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust treats patients from England and some parts of Wales. During 2024/2025, there were approximately 643,000 patient attendances (inpatient, A&E, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery

Job description

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service.Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• Numeracy and literacy skills
• A basic standard of education

Desirable

• Maths GCSE Grade 4
• English GCSE Grade 4

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Enjoys being part of a team.

Desirable

• Has worked in a health care environment in this capacity.
• Previous portering experience.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)