The Waste Co-Ordinator will provide professional service and operate within the values and standards of the trust.
Providing support to Waste Minimalisation Officer and colleagues trust wide in all aspects of waste disposal.
The Christie is an international leader in cancer research and development and the largest cancer treatment centre of its kind in Europe.
The Facilities division has a 37.5hr vacancy for a band 2 Waste Co-Ordinator role within the Waste Management department. All work will be supported by risk assessments.
The Waste Co-Ordinator will provide professional service and operate within the values and standards of the trust.
Applicants should be Enthusiastic, Smart, Flexible, Reliable, decisive, show initiative in all situations and have excellent Customer Service skills and Communication skills
Salary £25,272 Band 2
Plus Enhancements as appropriate if worked (Saturdays / Sundays / Bank Holidays)
Hours
Mon – Fri
0900-1700
The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, looking after more than 64,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 25% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
We are the largest radiotherapy provider in the NHS with one in 20 treatments delivered at The Christie. We have up to 15 linear accelerators operating across our network of sites. We operate the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK on our main site and treatments are also provided at 13 other networked sites, and in patients homes. And as a specialist tertiary surgical centre, we focus on rare cancers, complex procedures, and multidisciplinary approaches to cancer surgery, specialising in colorectal, peritoneal, gynaecological, urological and plastic surgery.
We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We have been named by the UK’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as one of the best hospitals providing opportunities for patients to participate in clinical research studies, with more than 800 studies open at any time, caring for over 3,000 patients.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Actively assist the Waste Minimalisation Officer in carrying out audits of waste streams being generated within the trust, summarise and report back any findings to the Waste Minimalisation Officer
- Achieve optimal waste prevention, minimisation and economy through active auditing and implementing solutions with support & leadership of the Waste Minimalisation Officer.
- Be environmentally aware of any legislative changes to enable effective liaison with other departments.
- Assist in the production of annual reports through data collation and analysis.
- Assist in the review of Clinical, Domestic & Recycling systems capable of servicing the Trust’s needs in collaboration with the Waste Minimalisation Officer.
- Assist in the delivery of waste prevention and environmental initiatives
- Deliver training on waste equipment, compactor/baler.
- Carry out daily checks of trust waste rooms escalating any issues found, ensuring waste is correctly segregated.
- Ensure all waste is correctly consigned according to HTM, best practice and legislation prior to collection by contractors.
- Consignment of waste when collected by third party contractors.
- Order skip replacement and ad hoc requirements
- Attend waste group meetings
Compliance
- Assist the Waste Minimalisation Officer in the development of local systems and processes to facilitate the collection, analysis and reporting of Facilities information.
- Seek guidance escalate to waste minimalization officer any issues queries that they are unsure of.
- To provide and receive routine information which requires tact and persuasive skills and where there may be barriers to understanding e.g. liaising with a diverse range of colleagues Trust wide and external Stakeholders
- Maintain good communication links with staff across the Trust, including portering waste staff where collaboration is essential.
Misc.
- To work to SOP’s and procedures
- To provide short-term cover for colleagues during periods of leave.
- To participate in appraisals and personal reviews and work to achieve agreed set objectives.
- To participate in appropriate training and development activities
- To participate in team, professional and personal development activities and promote commitment to continuous development and improvement.
- Ensure that all staff consciously review mistakes, complaints and incidents/near misses as well as successes to improve performance and the level of customer care within the waste environment.
- Assist the Waste Minimalisation Officer in investigating incidents.
- To work to all policies relevant to their area of work and undertake the necessary level of training. This will be appraised through the PDR annual review process.
- Frequent exposure to unpleasant working conditions (dirt, dust, smell, noise)
- Any reasonable requests from line management.
This job description is subject to review at any time in consultation with the post holder.
