Job overview We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join our team at UHS Estates Ltd (UEL). Please refer to the detailed job description below for more information about the role. Advert We are looking for a Waste Operative to join our Waste Management team at UEL and play a key role in ensuring a clean, safe, and sustainable environment for patients, staff, and visitors. As a Waste Operative, you’ll be part of a vital service responsible for the collection, segregation, storage, and removal of several categories of waste across our busy hospital site. You’ll help maintain the highest standards of hygiene and safety, ensuring all waste is handled in line with trust procedures and environmental regulations. You’ll receive full training, opportunities for development, and be part of a team that keeps the hospital running safely every single day. We provide services between 7am - 8pm from Monday - Sunday across 365 days a year, Working for our organisation UHS Estates Limited (UEL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS). We are responsible for the design, construction, and ongoing maintenance of hospital buildings, as well as soft facilities management and the provision of essential equipment, consumables, and materials. Employee Benefits: Generous NHS pension scheme NHS terms of service and annual leave Access to an employee benefits platform offering discounts on groceries, high street shopping, family outings, holidays, and more Southampton offers an excellent quality of life, located on the south coast with an international airport and direct train links to London. The area boasts the stunning New Forest National Park, beautiful beaches along the Jurassic Coast, and living costs around 20% lower than in London. With 14 Ofsted-rated “Outstanding” schools, it’s a great place to live and work. Detailed job description and main responsibilities What You’ll Do Collect and safely transport waste from clinical and non-clinical areas Segregate waste in accordance with UHS policies and national regulations Operate waste handling equipment safely and efficiently Maintain cleanliness and order in waste storage areas Support the wider Facilities team to provide a reliable, high-quality service What We’re Looking For A positive, proactive attitude and strong work ethic Ability to work independently and as part of a team Awareness of health & safety and infection control (training provided) Flexibility to work within a 7am–8pm rota, Monday to Sunday Attached you will find the person specification document, which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application, as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting. For an overview of the main duties of the role, please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail, please read the full job description document attached. Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances. Getting to work - our travel promise Getting to work should be as easy as possible and that’s why we have introduced the UEL travel promise – a commitment from the Organisation that we will provide reasonable travel options for every member of staff. Every member of staff can apply for a permit to use our park & ride facility. Eligibility for on-site parking is dependent on the nature and requirement of the role. All staff can also access a range of discounted benefits relating to travel including reduced price bus tickets, purchase of salary sacrifice bikes and ultra-low emission cars. Our commitment to equality Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance. UEL actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development, and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age. 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