This Waste Operative post sits in the portering team at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, working within the One LSC collaboration that provides estates and facilities services to Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The work is collecting waste from wards and departments and moving it, by hand and with mechanical aids, to the recycling waste station on set schedules over a 24-hour period. It is physical and busy, and new starters shadow an experienced operative during training. Applicants need previous experience of waste services and must be able to work without supervision.
What the job involves
- Collect waste streams generated by wards and departments
- Transport waste to the waste compound over a 24-hour period
- Transfer different waste types to set schedules and timescales
- Use various disposal and transport methods, with mechanical aids available
- Follow trust policies and procedures for manual handling and health and safety
- Communicate verbally with the Portering Supervisor and colleagues
- Communicate with clinical and non-clinical staff, patients and visitors to understand their needs
What’s required
Qualifications
- GCSE standard or equivalent
Experience
- Previous experience of waste services
Skills & knowledge
- Proven ability to work without supervision
- Good communication and customer service skills
Other
- Physically fit for a demanding, physical role
Nice to have
- Full UK driving licence
- First aid course
- Manual handling course
- Previous experience of working in a hospital environment
What’s offered
- Manual handling and health and safety training, refreshed annually
- Shadowing an experienced operative during training
- Varied development opportunities and new skills
- Opportunity to build skills and enhance career path within a hospital setting
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
