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Waste Compliance Officer
The closing date is 24 July 2025
To audit and monitor the operation of a Trust Wide Waste Management Strategy in line with current legislative requirements.
To support the Waste Services Manager in the design, implementation, management and review the Trust's Waste Management system across all relevant dimensions to ensure compliance with statutory regulations: Policy, Risk assessment, Standard Operational Procedures, Training, Auditing and ongoing improvement.
* To support in the monitoring of compliance with all Statutory Instruments and best practice guidance in relation to waste management.
* To carry out audits in Trust areas to ensure compliance of local waste management procedures with Trust Policy.
* To carry out periodical Duty of Care audits and Pre-acceptance Audits in the premise of the Trust's waste contractors
* To carry out spot checks to identify compliance with SOPs.
* To assist departments in introducing changes to their operation aiming to be complaint.
Collaborate with other NHS Trusts sharing best practice.
Main duties of the job
In addition to the below summary, please familiarize yourself with full the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
To audit and monitor the operation of a Trust Wide Waste Management Strategy in line with current legislative requirements.
To undertake regular planned and unscheduled audits across all Trust sites for clinical and non-clinical waste streams ensuring areas audited have feedback on the findings.
To undertake, at least annually, due diligence checks and Duty of Care Audits on the waste contractors to ensure legislative compliance.
To assist in the monitoring of the quantity and types of waste produced from each area and in the development of league tables.
To assist in ensuring that the waste records management systems are operating and can be audited as required by external agencies if required.
To provide waste compliance advice to Estates, Facilities, Infection Control, Medical and Nursing Staff as required and within the limits of the job-holder's knowledge
To assist in the generation of monthly waste management data using a range of IT applications to create reports to inform the KPI reports relating to waste.
To contribute to the development, implementation, audit and monitoring of the Trust Waste Management and Handling Strategy in relation to Waste Compliance in line with current legislative requirements.
About us
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details.
Person Specification
sTraining & Qualifications
* Educated to GCSE (grade C or above) standard or equivalent including English Language and Maths
* Diploma in an environmental or waste related discipline and/or demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
* Knowledge of waste handling procedures and storage including the different types of waste streams in a large organisation
* Working towards a degree qualification in a waste or environmental discipline
Experience
* Previous experience working in a large organisation dealing with a variety of waste management issues.
* Knowledge of administrative procedures, including using various IT systems and project management methodologies.
* Competent in the use of MS Office products, specifically Excel and Project with the ability to generate own reporting templates.
* Knowledge and understanding of Environmental and Waste management procedures, legislation and best practice.
* Experience of policy and procedures development and implementation within the post holders area.
* Experience of working with project plans and computerised information systems.
* Previous NHS experience in a similar role.
* Experience of delivering waste management services within the healthcare sector
* Detailed knowledge of health and safety.
Communication & Relationships
* Excellent written and oral communication and report writing/presentation skills with the ability to explain complex issues clearly for a range of audiences.
* Ability to receive specialist advice and provide this information to users and other estates professionals to enable them to act accordingly.
* Maintain effective communication links and develop working relations with clinical, technical and managerial staff both inside and outside of the organisation at all levels within area of responsibility.
* Interprets complex information from a wide variety of sources and communicates appropriate content within the department.
* Ability to translate complex data into layman's terms and communicate the key messages simply to a range of staff.
* Ability to work across boundaries, develop alliances, project a vision and obtain ownership and commitment from stakeholders.
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.
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