Environmental Waste Operative (Street Cleansing)

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The designation of Environmental Services Officer applies to a self-motivated member of the workforce. Their duties are to ensure that day-to-day handling and disposal of waste is in accordance with approved practices.

The Environmental Services Officer will be employed to cover any post on any shift in the team.

They will join an integrated team responsible for all waste and manual sweeping of hospital grounds including streets and other areas (which can include footways, alleys, subways, under and around street furniture etc). Empty litter bins, ensure that the liners are replaced properly, and collect sweepers bags from agreed pick-up points. The operation of a water jet wash to clean walkways and loading bays.

Main duties of the job

1. Collect all hospital waste and laundry in accordance with the schedules set by the Environmental Services Supervisor.
2. Segregate, transport and process specific categories of waste as dictated by the Trust's Policy for the Management of Waste.
3. Operate the Trust's electric vehicles and bulk waste compaction machines.
4. Ensure that all aspects of the Waste Permit Conditions are adhered to.
5. Place specific categories of waste in the appropriate skip for off-site disposal or recycling, as indicated by the Environmental Services Supervisor.
6. Clean bulk waste storage areas and waste containers as per schedule determined by the Environmental Services Supervisor.
7. Carry out external environmental duties, as per schedule including the collection of litter and emptying of bins.
8. Carry out inspections of all mobile equipment used.
9. Follow the incident reporting procedure in the event of accidents occurring during environmental activities.
10. Carry out any other duties appropriate to the role, as may be delegated.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

Job responsibilities

Refer to the Main Duties of the Job section above for detailed responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GCSE or other qualifications/equivalent
• Electric Vehicle Driver License or pass an electric vehicle course
• Full UK Drivers Licence

Experience

• Working as part of a team
• Working with the public
• Experience of waste management / handling activities
• Experience of operating electric vehicles or other plant

Skills

• Good verbal communication skills.

Other

• Willingness to learn
• Flexibility

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.