Waste Porter

Job overview

To remove all waste streams from disposal rooms and ensure waste is segregated correctly. Cleaning disposal rooms at night.

Main duties of the job

As a Site Waste Operative, you will play an important role in maintaining a safe, clean, and compliant hospital environment across our sites. Working as part of the Facilities Logistics Services team, you will be responsible for the collection, transportation, segregation, and disposal of a variety of waste streams, including clinical, general, recyclable, confidential, and linen waste.

You will carry out scheduled waste collections from wards, departments, and designated waste rooms, while also responding to ad-hoc requests as required. The role includes operating waste management equipment such as compactors and cardboard balers, ensuring all activities are carried out in line with health and safety regulations and Trust policies.

This position is for a waste porter to clear all waste streams produced within a hospital, including sharps and hazardous waste.

The use of compactors and balers is part of this role and manual handling.

This position will also include cleaning disposal rooms at night.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description.

For any further questions please do not hesitate to reach out.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Person specification:

Skills

Essential

  • Basic knowledge of waste categories and segregation
  • Ability to work unsupervised under own initiative
  • Good verbal communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise duties set against parameters
  • Able to work under pressure and be a good team worker
  • Ability to work to standards specified

Desirable

  • Able to undertake and show a good sound knowledge of policies and procedures

Experience

Essential

  • Previous cleaning experience in any capacity / environment
  • Experience of working as part of a team

Desirable

  • Experience of working in waste industry or have good knowledge of waste types and understand waste segregation

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of general education including Maths and English
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