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Waste Operative
| Posting date: | 22 January 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £23,615 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 January 2025 |
| Location: | BL4 0JR |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | IFM Bolton |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 101917 |
Summary
Job Title: Waste Operative
Reference: 101917/ 101457
Hours: 2x 37.5 hours per week
Pay Grade: Band 2 £23,615 per annum
We have an exciting opportunity for a Waste Operative to join our Portering team. This position is well-suited to a team player with a customer focused approach and is looking to gain experience within a healthcare environment.
Job Role:
• Keep ward and department disposal cupboards clear of all waste at all times and move to outside collection points, ensuring that all waste remains segregated during transportation.
• To be proficient in driving/using the relevant vehicles/trailers within the hospital environment and when collecting from the external sites that are covered by the Trust.
• Conduct daily tug/van maintenance checks to ensure, lights, horn, tyres etc., are all in working order and health and safety compliant. Report all defects with tugs/equipment/van to supervisor/Line manager
• To undertake a weekly cleaning of electric vehicles trailers and Van.
• To ensure that clinical waste containers are kept locked at all times.
• To ensure that clinical waste containers are tagged with the correct colour coded waste stream.
• Cleaning of Domestic Waste Bins with pressure washer, as requested.
• To keep working area clean and tidy
• The role requires the individual to stand, walk, lift, kneel, bend and crouch for long periods.
Why work for IFM?
Integrated Facilities Management (iFM) Bolton Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. We provide facilities management services at the Royal Bolton Hospital and the surrounding community health centres. Most inpatients will come into contact with iFM Bolton staff during their stay through our various services.
Our company is one built with local people at the heart of everything we do. Our services ensure the smooth running of the health care services within the community of Bolton. Our colleagues are dedicated professionals who share a passion to provide the best service possible. If you want to work for a company that makes a difference, supports the local community and is the backbone of vital services within healthcare, then look no further.
Benefits:
• NHS discounts
• Car leasing scheme
• Death in service
• Career progression opportunities
The Successful Candidate
The ideal candidate will have good communication skills, work well under pressure, able to work alone and as part of a team and be flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the service.
The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable adjustment.
This role is subject to Enhanced with Barred list DBS disclosure.
Qualifications, Experience and Skills:
• Full UK Driving Licence - Confident driving a 3.5 tonne van
• Ability to work as part of team as well as independently
• Ability to take and understand basic instructions
• Ability to communicate effectively with Supervisors and colleagues
• Ability to manipulate portering equipment such as bed push, trolleys, cages etc.
• Ability to work under pressure and respond to changing demands at short notice
• Willingness to undertake mandatory training and any other training identified by the service / organisation.
• Flexible approach
• Demonstrates a customer / patient focused approach
For full details regarding this role, please view the job description and person specification.
Please note that applications received after the deadline will not be submitted to the panel.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from candidates with a disability and commit to interview these candidates if their application meets the minimum criteria for the role – just tell us when applying.
To ensure you have the best experience with us, please let us know if we can make any adjustments to our application or interview process and feel free to note in your application which pronouns you use.
Closing date: 29 January 2025
**Please note, due to a high volume of applications, we are only able to contact candidates who are shortlisted for interview**
Interview date: week commencing 10 February 2025
If you have any queries please contact the People and Culture team via email at: recruitmentifm@boltonft.nhs.uk
Reference: 101917/ 101457
Hours: 2x 37.5 hours per week
Pay Grade: Band 2 £23,615 per annum
We have an exciting opportunity for a Waste Operative to join our Portering team. This position is well-suited to a team player with a customer focused approach and is looking to gain experience within a healthcare environment.
Job Role:
• Keep ward and department disposal cupboards clear of all waste at all times and move to outside collection points, ensuring that all waste remains segregated during transportation.
• To be proficient in driving/using the relevant vehicles/trailers within the hospital environment and when collecting from the external sites that are covered by the Trust.
• Conduct daily tug/van maintenance checks to ensure, lights, horn, tyres etc., are all in working order and health and safety compliant. Report all defects with tugs/equipment/van to supervisor/Line manager
• To undertake a weekly cleaning of electric vehicles trailers and Van.
• To ensure that clinical waste containers are kept locked at all times.
• To ensure that clinical waste containers are tagged with the correct colour coded waste stream.
• Cleaning of Domestic Waste Bins with pressure washer, as requested.
• To keep working area clean and tidy
• The role requires the individual to stand, walk, lift, kneel, bend and crouch for long periods.
Why work for IFM?
Integrated Facilities Management (iFM) Bolton Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. We provide facilities management services at the Royal Bolton Hospital and the surrounding community health centres. Most inpatients will come into contact with iFM Bolton staff during their stay through our various services.
Our company is one built with local people at the heart of everything we do. Our services ensure the smooth running of the health care services within the community of Bolton. Our colleagues are dedicated professionals who share a passion to provide the best service possible. If you want to work for a company that makes a difference, supports the local community and is the backbone of vital services within healthcare, then look no further.
Benefits:
• NHS discounts
• Car leasing scheme
• Death in service
• Career progression opportunities
The Successful Candidate
The ideal candidate will have good communication skills, work well under pressure, able to work alone and as part of a team and be flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the service.
The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable adjustment.
This role is subject to Enhanced with Barred list DBS disclosure.
Qualifications, Experience and Skills:
• Full UK Driving Licence - Confident driving a 3.5 tonne van
• Ability to work as part of team as well as independently
• Ability to take and understand basic instructions
• Ability to communicate effectively with Supervisors and colleagues
• Ability to manipulate portering equipment such as bed push, trolleys, cages etc.
• Ability to work under pressure and respond to changing demands at short notice
• Willingness to undertake mandatory training and any other training identified by the service / organisation.
• Flexible approach
• Demonstrates a customer / patient focused approach
For full details regarding this role, please view the job description and person specification.
Please note that applications received after the deadline will not be submitted to the panel.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from candidates with a disability and commit to interview these candidates if their application meets the minimum criteria for the role – just tell us when applying.
To ensure you have the best experience with us, please let us know if we can make any adjustments to our application or interview process and feel free to note in your application which pronouns you use.
Closing date: 29 January 2025
**Please note, due to a high volume of applications, we are only able to contact candidates who are shortlisted for interview**
Interview date: week commencing 10 February 2025
If you have any queries please contact the People and Culture team via email at: recruitmentifm@boltonft.nhs.uk
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About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.