Waste Technician

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

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Job summary

Main duties and key responsibilities

Follow Trust's waste policies.Collection of clinical, offensive, sharps, domestic, recyclable, confidential, WEEE, battery,toner and food waste from wards and departments.Ensure all waste is segregated into the appropriate areas within the waste compounds.Movement and cleaning of commercial sized waste binsMaintain communication links to the Line Manger and other members of the Estates team atall times.Maintain any equipment required for the duties to a required standard.Maintain cleanliness of the waste compound areas with routine waste collection ensuring safe disposal of all waste products.Report any issues of concern throughout the Trust relating to Health and Safety.Respond to and perform tasks in the time allocated and carry out in a professional manner.Wear the correct and clean uniform when on duty, and adhere to personal hygieneregulations.

Ensure that the Trust's and Departmental procedures are maintained and that policies are adhered to.Attend training courses as directed.Attend and contribute at Departmental meetings as appropriate.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021
National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do
We are in the top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment
Our staff rate us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts when asked if they would recommend the Trust as a place to work and when asked whether care of patients is the organisation's top priority
Our workforce are amongst the most motivated in the country; we achieved the top acute hospital score in the country for staff engagement in the last national staff survey

Date posted

17 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year plus high cost allowance

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

326-7072783-MH

Job locations

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH15RH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

No desirable criteria specified

Essential

Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
A complete and accurate application
Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
Evidence of essential experience for role
Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification
Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration

Person Specification

No desirable criteria specified

Essential

Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
A complete and accurate application
Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
Evidence of essential experience for role
Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification
Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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