Bank Waste Porter

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Crewe; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000

Job description

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS POST IF YOU DO NOT HOLD A C1 DRIVING LICENCE - THIS IS REQUIRED AND IS ESSENTIAL TO THIS ROLE.

A Bank Waste Porter collects waste from all areas within the Hospital. Waste collections include Confidential Waste, Hazardous Waste and Clinical Waste.

For this role you will require a full UK Driving Licence.

It is a physically demanding role which will include lots of walking and repeated lifting and pushing of heavy loads.

Responsibilities:

• To segregate and dispose of household, confidential, hazardous and clinical waste in accordance with Trust Policy
• The removal and safe storage of chemicals and specialist materials
• To ensure appropriate contractors are available at all times, to maintain quality and delivery of service
• To operate the Tugs in accordance with Trust procedures
• To maintain and clean tugs and waste collection containers
• To maintain equipment used in the course of duties
• To ensure that appropriate access to the waste hold/compounds is available at all times for waste contractors in order to maintain quality and delivery of service
• To provide ad-hoc cover for the Grounds Person
• To provide ad-hoc cover to help maintain a Portering service in all patient, public and staff areas

About Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust:

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.

The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its Be Safe Be EquiPPEd campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

Contact Details:

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Scott Mcevoy
Job title: Facilities Coordinator
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 01270 612369