Deputy Waste Manager

Job summary

This is a group wide role accountable to the Group Head of Waste and Resources for supporting the management and development of waste services across the Trust. The post-holder will provide specialist support across the group waste management functions including; compliance, operational management, waste auditing, project development and roll-out, policy implementation and contract management. The post-holder will contribute to the development and implementation of MFT's waste management strategy, whilst addressing operational challenges to deliver a compliant and sector leading service across the MFT Estate.

You will work as part of a team of staff including waste officers, portering and supervisory staff and administration staff, and liaise with a wide range of stakeholders including Estates & Facilities staff, Clinical Leads, Facilities Management staff, Infection Prevention and Control, Health and Safety and PFI partners.

You will deputise for the Group Head of Waste & Resources as required and participate in on-call systems and occasional out of hours working. Whilst the role will have a work base at Wythenshawe Campus, there will be a requirement to work across all MFT sites and visit waste contractor sites as needed.

Interviews week commencing 4th March 2024.

Main duties of the job

You will Support the development and delivery of a sector leading waste and resources strategy with ambitious but deliverable targets and an annually updated action plan for MFT. This will encompass areas of work including; resource requirements, ensuring compliance, improving performance against the waste hierarchy, improving waste disposal arrangements, contingency planning, risks to the organisation, innovation, developing circular economy opportunities and provision of management information/KPIs.

You will ensure legislative compliance across MFT with regards to waste management, aligned with the requirements of HTM 07-01 'Safe management of healthcare waste' and all other relevant legislation, developing Trusts waste policy and procedures as required.

This will include management of day to day issues that arise, regular meetings with contract providers, escalating performance issues, opportunities to introduce process improvement and checking and authorising invoices. Maintain oversight of all contract renewal dates and work with the procurement team to tender contracts well in advance of their expiry date.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.