Portering and Waste Lead

5 months ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom Spire Healthcare Full time

**Portering and Waste Lead | Team Leader, Supervisor | Full Time, 37.5hrs p/week | Permanent Contract | Impington, Cambridge | Full UK Driving Licence Required | £25,000 annual salary | Unsocial Hours Enhanced Pay | Free Parking | Excellent Benefits**

Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital have an exciting opportunity to bring on a Portering & Waste Lead to join their established team on a full time, permanent basis where you would be based at their site located in Impington in Cambridge. This is a role where you would be reporting into the Estates & Facilities Manager and you would be overlooking the Porters who would be reporting into you. The purpose of this role is to lead the portering department to ensure a high quality service is provided to meet the expectations of the internal and external customer, using excellent communication skills and a positive approach to customer care.

**Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Supporting, directing, guiding, and training staff in the Portering Services Department, whilst working alongside them as a member of the team at operational level.
- Complete the team rota to a fair standard whilst ensuring the team is fully staffed.
- Administrative duties within the team including team meetings, 1-1’s and appraisals.
- Liaising with the hospital’s linen supplier to deliver clean linen and collection of rejects.
- Assist with the delivery and collection of medical gases, change them over in the manifold room when required, and liaise with Pharmacy department regarding stock control.
- Remove clinical, general waste and recycling from all areas and dispose or store appropriately.
- Operationally maintain the Medical Gas System and rotate cylinder stock.
- Retrieval and delivery of Medical Records.
- To collect and transport bloods and specimens to and from the Pathology Laboratory, and between other external associated sites, following due safety processes.
- To collect and transport mail, notes, equipment and any other requested items between Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital, Conqueror House and other external associated sites.
- Ensure the pool cars are maintained and fit for the road at all times.
- Keep car park, yard and grounds clear of litter and properly swept, particularly around the main entrance.
- Move beds with patients to and from the Wards and Theatres.
- Move furniture and other items within the hospital as required, and assist with the unloading of heavy deliveries.
- Monitor compliance to Spire’s waste management policy.
- Coordination and scheduling of internal and external audits.
- Provide instruction, training and supervision for staff in all departments.
- To ensure all bin locations are appropriate and signage is in place.
- Ensure compliance to waste segregation policies and raise ad hoc waste disposal collections as and when required.

**What we are looking for**:

- Hold a full UK driving license.
- Experience in a customer facing environment/role
- Excellent communication and social skills and an open, friendly nature.
- Able to lift heavy items and manoeuvre patient beds/trolleys.
- Good IT skills

**Benefits**:
We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
- ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
- Free Bupa wellness screening
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

**_Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart._



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