Waste Porter

3 weeks ago


Derby, United Kingdom University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Full time

To work as a member of the Waste Team to carry out a comprehensive range of waste and resources tasks.
- Ensure the delivery of a high quality service
- Ensure the cleanliness and tidiness of the waste compound
- To attend all mandatory training
- Assist in the induction of new employees
- Daily monitoring of activity

**Contracted for 30 hours**: 08:00 - 14:30 Monday to Friday
- Ensure all documentation is completed correctly
- Assist in monitoring, reviewing and developing service delivery
- Collect and process specific waste and resources that have been-segregated for waste disposal
- Operate specialist machinery safely and conduct safety and quality checks
- Assist in resolving service failures; check all equipment before use, referring problems and taking defective equipment out of use
- Ensure waste and recourse streams are segregated, transported and disposed of compliantly
- Ensure all waste carts are stored safely, locked and washed
- Oversee collection of waste by pre-approved contractors
- Deliver and replenish supplies of waste awareness materials
- Drive trust vehicles around the Trust sites to deliver services
- Assist in the implementation of infection control measures
- Work co-operatively as part of the team and perform additional duties when directed
- Deliver good principles of customer care ensuring helpfulness, awareness and compassion to patients, visitors, staff and colleagues
- Form part of the rota commitment and carry out relevant duties
- Assist in conducting ad-hoc audits

**Interview date**: 27th April 2023

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

**In return we will offer**:

- Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
- On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

**Key Facts about our Trust**:

- Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
- We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust - over 3,300 per week
- An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day - 6th largest in the country
- Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
- We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
- We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
- We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day

Working as part of a small team over a seven day period, providing a waste service to UHDB to ensure that our clinical and non-clinical services can operate efficiently and effectively.