Job summary
- Main area
- Estates, Facilities & Capital Development
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 188-UEL020325
- Employer
- UHS Estates Ltd ( UEL )
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southampton General Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- 拢23,615 pa or pa pro rata
- Closing
- 19/03/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 15/04/2025
Employer heading
Waste Operative
Band 2
Job overview
We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join our team at UHS Estates Ltd (UEL). For more information about the role, please refer to the detailed job description below.
Please Note: UHS Estates Ltd (UEL) does not hold a Home Office Workers Licence and is therefore unable to offer sponsorship.
Main duties of the job
1. To ensure all waste types, IE, bagged Yellow, yellow-bagged, and Tiger tiger-striped clinical聽waste, Black bagged Domestic Waste and Soiled Linen are collected from each sluice room or holding room from each level on each work round as per the schedule that each Operative is assigned to.
2. To follow the waste policies to ensure that the Waste groups should never be mixed IE Orange/Yellow/Tiger Bagged Clinical, Black Bagged Domestic, Soiled Linen, Confidential or Recycled Products.
3. To adhere to the Trust Waste Policy by ensuring that all waste is disposed of in the appropriate containers, Orange/Yellow/Tiger Bagged in Yellow Wheelie Bins or 770ltr Yellow Bins, Black Bagged Domestic Waste in Green Wheelie Bins or Silver Black Lidded Bins and Soiled Linen Should be collected in the Linen cages provided.
4. To follow the Departmental security procedures by ensuring the Clinical Waste bin is kept locked with the keys provided at all times.
5. To carry out site Presentation Duties daily, this will be achieved by聽
operatives being issued with Job information tickets by the supervisor or聽
manager to collect waste from trust areas.
Working for our organisation
UHS Estates Limited (UEL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS). We are responsible for the design, construction, and ongoing maintenance of hospital buildings, as well as soft facilities management and the provision of essential equipment, consumables, and materials.
Employee Benefits:
鈥 聽 聽Generous NHS pension scheme
鈥 聽 聽NHS terms of service and annual leave
鈥 聽 聽Access to an employee benefits platform offering discounts on groceries, high street shopping, family outings, holidays, and more
Southampton offers an excellent quality of life, located on the south coast with an international airport and direct train links to London. The area boasts the stunning New Forest National Park, beautiful beaches along the Jurassic Coast, and living costs around 20% lower than London. With 14 Ofsted-rated 鈥淥utstanding鈥 schools, it鈥檚 a great place to live and work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Responsibilities
To provide an efficient, reliable and high-quality Waste Management Service to UHS. Waste Management Services collects, segregates, stores and removes both clinical and domestic waste from the site.
Attached you will find the person specification document, which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application, as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.聽
For an overview of the main duties of the role, please see the 鈥楯ob Description and Main Responsibilities鈥 section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail, please read the full job description document attached.聽
Person specification
Qualifications / training required
Essential criteria
- Basic literacy and numeracy skills including clear verbal communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Moving & Handling
Previous or relevant experience necessary
Essential criteria
- Working in a team environment
- Has previous experience of use of Bailers/Compactors or specialized waste equipment
Desirable criteria
- Working in a customer facing role
Aptitudes and skills required
Essential criteria
- Ability to follow routine procedures and use own initiative to address issues which may require some problem solving.
- Ability to undertake on the job training to meet the requirements of the role
Values and behaviours
Essential criteria
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Daryl Barnes
- Job title
- Trust Waste Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02381203469
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