Job Details
Band: 6
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week (0800‑1700hrs Mon‑Fri)
Job ref: 287-CEF-270-25
Department: LUH – 1 General Staffing (AFC posts)
Site: Royal Liverpool Hospital (Cross‑site working)
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £38,682 – £46,580 per annum (Yearly)
Closing: 17/11/2025 23:59
Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Environmental Waste Manager to lead the Trust’s waste management function. This is both a strategic and operational role, ensuring full compliance with healthcare waste legislation, including HTM‑07‑01, and supporting the Trust’s commitment to sustainability and carbon reduction. The postholder will manage internal teams and external contractors, oversee waste contracts, and contribute to the delivery of the Trust’s Green Plan.
Main duties of the job
* Develop and implement Trust‑wide waste management policies and procedures in line with legislation, HTMs, and best practice.
* Lead and oversee all waste streams across the Trust (clinical, non‑clinical, hazardous, offensive).
* Manage and monitor waste management contracts, ensuring value for money and compliance.
* Conduct audits, inspections and investigations, producing reports for senior management.
* Line‑manage Environmental Waste Supervisors and their teams across the organisation.
* Provide staff training, education and awareness campaigns on waste segregation and compliance.
* Maintain accurate waste data systems and reporting for internal KPIs and national submissions (ERIC, Environment Agency).
* Support delivery of the Trust’s sustainability and Green Plan objectives.
* Represent the Trust at internal and external meetings on waste management and sustainability.
* Manage and arrange the Trust’s pre‑acceptance audit report annually.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Waste Compliance & Policy
* Ensure the Trust complies with all relevant waste legislation, guidance and standards (including HTM‑07‑01).
* Maintain a legal register and act on waste‑related alerts and bulletins.
* Develop, implement and regularly review waste management policies, procedures and safe systems of work.
* Lead on waste audits and investigations, reporting findings and ensuring corrective action.
Operational & Contract Management
* Oversee the safe and effective delivery of all waste services across the Trust estate.
* Ensure robust business continuity arrangements are in place for waste services.
* Specify, procure, and monitor waste contracts to ensure compliance, value for money and high performance.
* Manage budgets, authorise invoices, and contribute to cost improvement plans.
Data, Reporting & Governance
* Maintain accurate waste management data systems, ensuring timely submission of internal KPIs and statutory/national returns (e.g. ERIC, Environment Agency).
* Prepare and present reports to senior leaders.
* Support the Trust’s Green Plan by identifying and delivering sustainability and waste reduction projects.
Person Specification
Essential criteria
* A Postgraduate Diploma (Level 7) in Management or an equivalent qualification in Waste Management or experience.
* Chartered Institute of Wastes Management, NHS Waste Managers qualification, and Technical Membership.
* Evidence of continuing personal development.
* Experience of working in an estates/facilities role within a large complex organisation.
* Experience in developing organisational policies and procedures.
* The ability to manage complex cross‑site teams.
* Experience of setting up and maintaining systems and processes.
* A working knowledge of Waste Management Legislation HTM‑07‑01.
Desirable criteria
* NEBOSH / IOSH Health and Safety qualification.
* Good understanding of Health and Safety.
* Knowledge of NHS estates operations or public sector facilities management.
Application information
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.
Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right‑to‑work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under‑represented in our workforce: black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16‑24.
Further information
Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant’s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £23 (standard disclosure) or £43 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment.
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