About this role
Job summary
Please note that this post is Part of One LSC - a corporate collaboration hosted by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust and providing Estates and Facilities Services to Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Do you enjoy working outdoors, are you active, a good communicator and physically fit. Do you like working independently and problem solving? Are you interested in keeping the Hospital environment pleasant, clean and healthy. Then this could be the job for you!
As a Waste operative you're a valued and vital part of the portering team, you will be dealing with numerous types of waste using various methods of disposal and transportation. We need caring, compassionate people with fabulous customer service skills who are passionate in helping others and always work to their very best to deliver this service across our hospitals. This role is both demanding and physical.
You will join a team of very strong, dedicated, and experienced waste Operatives that work extremely hard together to deliver an efficient service that we are extremely proud of. You will have the chance to shadow one of these experienced staff members as part of your training.
Main duties of the job
As a Waste operative the role would involve the removal of the waste using various methods throughout the trust and transferring it to our recycling waste station. All manual handling and health and safety training will be given and refreshed annually to ensure all tasks are performed in line with trust policies and procedures.
Your main duties will be the transferring of different types of waste following schedules to a set time scales. Waste is transferred using various methods with mechanic aids available.
We are not going to say that this is an easy job; it's busy, lively, active, and physical. But at the same time this job is extremely rewarding, fulfilling, gratifying, and stimulating.
About us
We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Communicate verbally with the Portering Supervisor and colleagues
- Your main duties will be to collecting all waste streams that are generated by our wards and departments and transporting it in a professional and dedicated manor to the waste compound over a 24-hour period.
- Communicate with a range of clinical and non-clinical staff and patients, visitors to understand patient needs.
See the Job description document for a full detailed job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent
Desirable
- Full UK driving Licence
- First aid course
- Manual Handling course
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of waste services
- Proven ability to work without supervision
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in a hospital environment
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
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Royal Preston Hospital
Sharoe Green Lane
Preston
PR2 9HT
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://jobs.elht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)