Waste Minimisation Officer

Job summary

Job Title: Waste minimisation Officer

Salary/Band: 4

Speciality: Security

Care Organisation: Bury and Rochdale + HMR and Bury Community

Contract type and hours: Permanent, 37.5hrs per week

To Assist he Sustainability Team to achieve a high standard of waste segregation in line with Environment Agency rules and the Health Technical Memorandum HTM 07-01.

To Assist the the Group Head and Assistant Group Head of Waste and Recycling to deliver continuous improvement. Educate staff, build infrastructure and Audit wards and departments for compliance.

Main duties of the job

• Monitoring the Quality of Waste Services throughout the NCA and Implementing the Trust Waste Policy, HTM 07.01 and NHS England Clinical Waste Strategy.
• Identifying areas of the waste routes that are not compliant and delivering Training to Small Groups where necessary.
• Delivering awareness raising activities, campaigns, and events to increase staff motivation to reduce all forms of waste
• Work in clinical environments with sensitivity to the privacy and dignity of patients when contact is required or occurs.
• Support the Sustainability team with other relevant tasks as required.
• Assisting with the introduction of the NCA Waste Revolution that has been developed to improve segregation and compliance within the NCA.
• Assist with all areas of Waste and Recycling improvement to deliver the NCA Green Plan and help the NCA become a sustainable healthcare provider.
• Respond to questions and enquiries from staff and Stakeholders in relation to waste streams and procedures.
• Assist with monitoring, collating, and reporting of Waste Management Information.
• Carry out waste audits and documentation reviews where needed. Communicate with Clinical Teams, non-Clinical team's and all stakeholders in all areas of Waste Production, Legislation and Projects.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential tomake a differenceand we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire- to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/