Facilities Operative Band 2 – 37.5 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Logistics team at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust.
The successful applicant will be working within the Logistics department’s Waste Team, conducting waste disposal and site cleanliness duties.
Waste Management is an essential part of keeping a Hospital site safe, clean and operational and the post holder will be a key component in facilitating this.
As the safe management of waste is a daily requirement for our site, shift patterns have been created to support this and will be discussed at interview
Main duties of the job
Ensure communal areas are kept clear, inclusive of corridors and the Main Entrance.
Remove full waste bins from internal and external waste holds (domestic & clinical) and replace with empty bins.
Remove dirty laundry from allocated areas and replace with clean linen
Move office furniture and equipment, including office moves from one location to another
To work as a team member with flexibility for all areas of the department as and when required
Any other ad hoc duties as requested by your Line Manager.
To empty all external waste bins daily.
To empty the brown cardboard bins and bail using the cardboard bailer, ensuring correct use of handling and operating the equipment.
To assist compacting waste.
To collect all confidential red bins once full and exchange for empty red bins in scheduled areas.
To collect all sharps, cytoxic, anotomical and pharmaceutical waste from all wards and departments, ensuring the cytoxic and pharmaceutical waste is stored securely as instructed.
To sweep set areas as identified by the Supervisor/Manager as and when instructed.
To be familiar with and follow health and safety policy and procedures and to be aware of individual responsibilities under legislation, drawing any areas of potential risk to the managers.
To undertake any other duties which is deemed appropriate to the grade when requested by Senior Staff
Benefits we offer to you
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Flexible working
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
- Good standard of general education.
- NVQ level 2 equivalent experience, or willingness to work towards NVQ accreditation
Knowledge
- Good personal hygiene practices.
- Able to apply health and safety and infection prevention techniques.
Experience
- Previous experience of working within a team.
- Experience of providing high quality customer service.
- Proven ability to work without supervision.
- Previous experience in similar working environment.
Skills & Abilities
- Ability to complete task on time.
- Ability to communicate effectively.
- Able to follow set instructions/program of work.
Experience of working within the NHS or similar large organisation
- Experience of working in Waste Management
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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