Job summary
To provide guidance and advice to ensure the Trust adheres to all Waste Management legislation including the Health Technical Memorandum 07-01; Safe Management of Healthcare Waste and relevant policies, under guidance from the Operations Manager (Facilities).
To communicate with all members of the Trust to achieve compliance of specifications and meeting set standards. To work autonomously as a Waste Manager
Main duties of the job
To maintain effective and efficient records of waste activity, observing varying trends and evidencing them to the Operations Manager (Facilities).
Communicate daily with all users regarding any variation in waste services that may be required. Using judgement to re-arrange priorities in conjunction and consultation with the Assistant Porter Managers when necessary to implement contingency plans as appropriate.
Understand and adhere to waste legislation and deal with complaints alongside the Assistant Porter Managers to ensure they are dealt with promptly and sympathetically, writing reports relating to incidents when necessary.
Prepare reports for the Operations Manager (Facilities) and analyse data to forecast non pay and service performance.
Conduct Risk Assessments within the department and take appropriate action ensuring safety compliance is met.
To prepare and interrogate complex financial information, and react accordingly
About us
At UH Sussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Refer to Job Description
To program manage Waste projects within the section and implement and react to issues.
Develop Services to enhance efficiencies.
Attend daily briefing meeting with the Operations Manager (Facilities), and liaise with Porter Management. To ensure continuity and appraise Trust staff of any legislative change within Waste.
Planning and scheduling of waste collections to ensure efficient collection methods alongside the Assistant Porter Managers
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Good level of Numeracy and Literacy. (Maths and English)
2. Evidence of Training COSHH, Infection Control and Health and Saftey
3. Significant Management experience at a senior level within a large multidisciplinary service organisation
4. Experience of effectively applying specialist legislation, regulation, policies, practices & procedures.
5. Knowledge of NHS waste guidance (HTM 07-01), UK waste legislation (both hazardous and non-hazardous) and NHS policies and procedures ( Infection Prevention & Control and Health & Safety)
Desirable
6. NVQ in Team Leading/Support Services or equivalent
7. Experience of utilising a computerised task management system
Skills
Essential
8. Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
9. Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)
10. Excellent communication skills with the ability to receive and provide sensitive, contentious, and complex information to a wide range of audiences
11. Ability to write intelligible documents (reports, specifications, etc.) and present highly complex or sensitive information effectively to large groups of people.
Desirable
12. Analytical and problem-solving skills in dealing with complex information and data. Ability to negotiate and to challenge and overcome significant barriers. Report writing / business case preparation skills
13. Ability to plan, prioritise, implement, and meet targets in a complex and pressured environment, whilst producing accurate work with minimum support.