Job summary
Under the strategic direction of the Waste Manager the Assistant Waste Manager will take a lead role in the implementation of operational waste management activities across the Trust, assisting in the development and implementation of projects and system improvements and working closely with functional leads and specialist advisors to support the Waste Hierarchy improvements of the Trust's estate in keeping with our ambitious Climate Emergency Strategy targets.
- Interview date: 26th October 2023
- 37 hours 30 minutes /week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
Main duties of the job
To monitor and audit waste generating activities, assisting in ensuring compliance. To investigate, develop and promote opportunities to reduce waste volumes and improve Waste Hierarchy outcomes. To develop procedures for sharing best practice and to play a significant role in educating, engaging and empowering staff to implement waste reduction and Waste Hierarchy improvement measures.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Working as part of the Sustainability Team, help to drive a programme of continuous improvement, innovatively reducing our contribution to the climate emergency and impact on the environment whilst simultaneously making our healthcare services more sustainable for future generations.
- Under the strategic direction of the Waste Manager, take a lead role in the implementation of operational waste management activities across the Trust, assisting in the development and implementation of projects and system improvements and working closely with functional leads and specialist advisors to support the Waste Hierarchy improvements of the Trusts estate.
- Regularly monitor, analyse and report waste volumes, costs and carbon data utilising waste monitoring and auditing tools and best practice protocols.
- Provide waste generation, cost and carbon footprint information for the completion of the Estates Returns Information Collection (ERIC), Premises Assurance Model (PAM) and other mandatory reporting as required.
- Assist with the preparation of associated budgets, forecasts and contribute to regular updates and reports to senior management on waste performance.
- Be a key contributor to the Trust Waste Management Group, the multi-disciplinary Trust Sustainable Healthcare Committee and sub-groups and represent the Trust in a range of internal and external meetings and forums.
- Develop and promote procedures for waste management best practice working with site based Estates teams, and all staff, to explain, raise awareness and ensure correct procedures are followed.
- Audit waste consumption activities, down to ward/department level throughout the Trust. Produce reports recommending actions for improvement, advising on the resources required to implement recommendations, supporting invest to save project proposals/business cases.
- Assist the Trust and partners to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice and Trust procedures and to provide technical expertise relating to waste management.
- Maintain effective communication and good systems of working with a wide range of colleagues within Estates, other support and clinical directorates, regional partners and peers, and patients and visitors.
- Undertake additional training in order to further develop and extend specialised skills and knowledge in the sustainability field of waste management to help the Trust maintain its position as a sustainability leader within the NHS and beyond.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Working as part of the Sustainability Team, help to drive a programme of continuous improvement, innovatively reducing our contribution to the climate emergency and impact on the environment whilst simultaneously making our healthcare services more sustainable for future generations.
- Under the strategic direction of the Waste Manager, take a lead role in the implementation of operational waste management activities across the Trust, assisting in the development and implementation of projects and system improvements and working closely with functional leads and specialist advisors to support the Waste Hierarchy improvements of the Trusts estate.
- Regularly monitor, analyse and report waste volumes, costs and carbon data utilising waste monitoring and auditing tools and best practice protocols.
- Provide waste generation, cost and carbon footprint information for the completion of the Estates Returns Information Collection (ERIC), Premises Assurance Model (PAM) and other mandatory reporting as required.
- Assist with the preparation of associated budgets, forecasts and contribute to regular updates and reports to senior management on waste performance.
- Be a key contributor to the Trust Waste Management Group, the multi-disciplinary Trust Sustainable Healthcare Committee and sub-groups and represent the Trust in a range of internal and external meetings and forums.
- Develop and promote procedures for waste management best practice working with site based Estates teams, and all staff, to explain, raise awareness and ensure correct procedures are followed.
- Audit waste consumption activities, down to ward/department level throughout the Trust. Produce reports recommending actions for improvement, advising on the resources required to implement recommendations, supporting invest to save project proposals/business cases.
- Assist the Trust and partners to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice and Trust procedures and to provide technical expertise relating to waste management.
- Maintain effective communication and good systems of working with a wide range of colleagues within Estates, other support and clinical directorates, regional partners and peers, and patients and visitors.
- Undertake additional training in order to further develop and extend specialised skills and knowledge in the sustainability field of waste management to help the Trust maintain its position as a sustainability leader within the NHS and beyond.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
- Post-graduate qualification, or formal training, in a subject relevant to the post
Desirable
- Current UK driving license
- Current membership of a professional body (Chartered Institute of Wastes Management, Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment etc.).
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Proven knowledge and understanding of sustainability issues affecting large, complex organisations.
- Experience of waste management, including service and data management and staff engagement.
- Experience of management of finances.
Desirable
- Knowledge of key NHS specific guidance on environmental sustainability issues i.e. HTM 07- 01, HTM 07-02, HTM 07-04 and HTM 07-07.
- Experience of internal waste auditing and compositional analysis, Duty of Care visits to contractors, and/or performance measurement.
- Experience of working in an acute NHS hospital environment
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal and communication skills.
- Excellent keyboard and IT skills.
- Ability to present data as clear and concise information
- Ability to understand and articulate complex data and associated financial and carbon calculations.
- Highly developed analytical and judgemental skills
- Excellent record keeping
Desirable
- Demonstrable persuasive communication skills, with the ability to engage large numbers of staff in waste segregation improvements and/or sustainability action.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
- Post-graduate qualification, or formal training, in a subject relevant to the post
Desirable
- Current UK driving license
- Current membership of a professional body (Chartered Institute of Wastes Management, Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment etc.).
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Proven knowledge and understanding of sustainability issues affecting large, complex organisations.
- Experience of waste management, including service and data management and staff engagement.
- Experience of management of finances.
Desirable
- Knowledge of key NHS specific guidance on environmental sustainability issues i.e. HTM 07- 01, HTM 07-02, HTM 07-04 and HTM 07-07.
- Experience of internal waste auditing and compositional analysis, Duty of Care visits to contractors, and/or performance measurement.
- Experience of working in an acute NHS hospital environment
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal and communication skills.
- Excellent keyboard and IT skills.
- Ability to present data as clear and concise information
- Ability to understand and articulate complex data and associated financial and carbon calculations.
- Highly developed analytical and judgemental skills
- Excellent record keeping
Desirable
- Demonstrable persuasive communication skills, with the ability to engage large numbers of staff in waste segregation improvements and/or sustainability action.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
