Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for an Environmental Waste Services Officer to join our team.
This is a full time post of 37.5 hours per week, across a seven day service.
The successful candidate will be self motivated, with excellent team working and communication skills. Experience of working with the public is essential.
Experience of waste management/handling would be an advantage.
*This vacancy will close once a sufficient number of applications have been received so please apply soon if interested*
Main duties of the job
Main duties are to ensure the day to day handling and disposal of waste is in accordance with approved practices. The Environmental Services Officer will be employed to cover any post on any shift in the team. They will collect waste and/or laundry from areas around the Trust and transport it to the Trust's Waste Transfer Stations or waste storage points.
You will join an integrated team whose role is to provide the best possible service to the Trust.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
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Job responsibilities
Collect all hospital waste and laundry in accordance with the schedules set by the Environmental Services Supervisor.
Segregate, transport and process specific categories of waste as dictated by the Trusts Policy for the Management of Waste.
To operate the Trusts electric vehicles, bulk waste compaction machines.
To ensure that all aspects of the Waste Permit Conditions are adhered to.
Place specific categories of waste in the appropriate skip for off site disposal or recycling, as indicated by the Environmental Services Supervisor.
Cleaning of bulk waste storage areas and waste containers as per schedule determined by the Environmental Services Supervisor.
Carry out external environmental duties, as per schedule including the collection of litter, emptying of bins.
Carry out inspections of all mobile equipment used.
Follow the incident reporting procedure in the event of accidents occurring during environmental activities.
To carry out any other duties, appropriate to the role, as may be delegated.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* GCSE or other qualifications/equivalent
* Full Clean UK Drivers Licence
Experience
* Working as part of a team.
* Working with the public.
* Experience of waste management / handling activities.
* Experience of operating electric vehicles or other plant.
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.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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