Areyou motivated to help Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust achieve the bestvalue for money, while reducing its carbon footprint?
Areyou a confident and effective communicator, able to deliver constructiveandsometimes unwelcomefeedback in a professional, supportive manner?
LeedsTeaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an exceptional individual to join ourEstates & Facilities Division as a Waste Assurance Officer. This role isintegral to maintaining and enhancing the Trusts high standards of wastemanagement across its entire estate.
Thepost holder will audit and monitor the operation of the Trust-wide Waste Management Strategy in line with current legislative requirements and bestpractice guidance. Working closely with the Waste Compliance Officer, youwill support the design, implementation, management and review of the TrustsWaste Management System to ensure full statutory compliance across allrelevant dimensions, including policy, risk assessment, standard operatingprocedures (SOPs), training, auditing and continuous improvement.
* Acompetitive salary pro rata Band 3 £24,937 to £26,59
* Annualleave starting at 27 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays rising to 33days with service.
* Salarysacrifice schemes (cycle to work)
Main duties of the job
MainDuties of the Job
Inaddition to the summary below, applicants are advised to familiarisethemselves with the full Job Description and Person Specification documentsattached to this advert.
Themain duties of the Waste Assurance Officer include:
Auditing and monitoring theoperation of the Trust-wide Waste Management Strategy in line with currentlegislative requirements.
Undertaking regular planned andunannounced audits across all Trust sites for both clinical and non-clinicalwaste streams, ensuring timely feedback is provided to audited areas.
Assisting in the monitoring of thequantities and types of waste produced across Trust areas and supporting thedevelopment of comparative league tables.
Supporting the effective operationof waste records management systems, ensuring they are robust, accurate andauditable by external agencies when required.
Providing waste compliance adviceto Estates, Facilities, Infection Control, Medical and Nursing staff withinthe scope of the post holders expertise.
Assisting in the production ofmonthly waste management data, using a range of IT applications to generatereports that inform KPI and performance reporting.
Contributing to the development,implementation, auditing and ongoing monitoring of the Trusts WasteManagement and Handling Strategy, ensuring compliance with currentlegislation and best practice.
About us
LeedsTeaching Hospitals is one of the largest employers in Leeds, employing over20,000 staff and providing care to 1.6 million patients every year. TheEstates and Facilities team keep the Trust's sites running and manage one ofthe largest estate portfolios across the NHS. With over 2,300 staff, weprovide a range of Estates & Facilities management services and ensureour buildings and environments are fit for purpose, clean and safe.
Whetherwe're cleaning wards, maintaining buildings, monitoring environmental impact,providing staff childcare, delivering hot meals to patients, or patrollingour sites, we support the delivery of patient care. Guided by our Leeds WayValues, we are committed to creating the best place to work and being theemployer of choice for estates and facilities in the region.
LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.
Job responsibilities
JobPurpose
Areyou motivated to help Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust achieve best valuefor money while reducing its carbon footprint? Do you have the confidence andcommunication skills to provide constructivesometimes unwelcomefeedback ina professional and supportive way?
LeedsTeaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an exceptional individual to join theEstates & Facilities Division as a Waste Assurance Officer. This roleplays a vital part in maintaining and enhancing the Trusts high standards ofwaste management across a large and complex estate. The post holder willsupport compliance, sustainability, and environmental performance, ensuringwaste management practices meet statutory requirements and best practicestandards.
Workingclosely with the Waste Compliance Officer, the Waste Assurance Officer willaudit, monitor, and support the operation of the Trust-wide Waste ManagementStrategy, contributing to continuous improvement and environmentalstewardship across the Trust.
KeyResponsibilities
TheWaste Assurance Officer will be responsible for the following duties:
Auditand monitor the operation of the Trust-wide Waste Management Strategy in linewith current legislative requirements and best practice guidance.
Undertakeregular planned and unannounced audits across all Trust sites, covering bothclinical and non-clinical waste streams, and provide timely, clear feedbackto audited areas.
Supportthe monitoring of the quantities and types of waste produced across Trustareas, including the development of comparative league tables to informperformance improvement.
Assistin the effective operation of waste records management systems, ensuring datais robust, accurate, and auditable by external agencies when required.
Providewaste compliance advice and guidance to Estates, Facilities, InfectionControl, Medical, and Nursing staff within the scope of the post holdersexpertise.
Assistin the production of monthly waste management data and reports, using a rangeof IT applications to support KPI monitoring and performance reporting.
Contributeto the development, implementation, auditing, and ongoing review of theTrusts Waste Management Strategy, ensuring compliance with currentlegislation and recognised best practice.
WorkingRelationships
Worksclosely with the Waste Compliance Officer and Estates & Facilitiescolleagues.
Engageswith clinical and non-clinical staff across the Trust to promote compliance,understanding, and continuous improvement in waste management practices.
Liaiseswith external auditors and regulatory bodies as required.
Valuesand Behaviours
Thepost holder will be expected to work in line with the Trusts values,demonstrating professionalism, integrity, and a commitment to sustainability,compliance, and continuous improvement.
Person Specification
Skills and Behaviours
* Strive to ensure that all estates & facilities in waste services and external contracts meet the requirements of HTM07-01.
* The post holder will develop new ways to collect information for the Waste Compliance Team for use by the Estates & Facilities Division.
* Contribute to the objectives of the Waste Compliance Team which will ensure ideas, success stories and opportunities for improvement are fully utilised.
* Work closely with the Waste Compliance Officer to promote a co-ordinated approach to the improvement delivery of performance and monitoring activity within Waste Management department.
* Professional attitude to work and commitment to delivering quality services
* Polite and helpful customer service skills
* Ability to prioritize and organise workload and work effectively as part of a small team
* To be of smart appearance
Experience
* NHS Trust protocols/policies and procedures including Infection Control & Health and Safety.
* Well-developed knowledge and experience of using a variety of IT Applications.(Microsoft office and Excel)
* Appreciation of clinical/operational areas that the service interacts with.
* Understand the aims and application of local and national standards relating to Estates & Facilities Services.
Other Criteria
* Design spread sheets and Customer Satisfaction Surveys and analyse as required.
* Report Writing Skills
* Understanding of Estates & Facilities Services
* Numeracy Skills and Basic Budgetary skills
* Interpersonal Skills
Qualifications
* BTEC level 3 or equivalent in catering or allied service or significant experience of Quality Assurance in service-related area.
* Risk Assessment and COSHH Courses
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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