Waste Porter | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 06 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,465 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 November 2025 |
| Location: | Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea, Westcliff-on-Se, SS0 0RY |
| Company: | Southend University Hospital NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7403569/390-EFM-SO-0851 |
Summary
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is looking to expand their existing Waste portering team to provide an efficient and high quality Waste portering service at our southend Hospital Site.
These vital posts will be part of a team of staff undertaking a number of different roles which include transportation of different waste stream and faulty equipment around the site to facilitate the smooth running of the clinical departments and the hospital.
The job is physical in nature to include the transportation of waste, internally and externally. You will be working in a clinical service environment and it will require good communication skills. You will need to have the ability to respond to emergency calls in a calm and professional manner.
The role available is a full time post that will be on a shift based Rota as a waste porter . Previous experience of working in a waste portering role within a hospital environment would be an advantage.
As part of a multidisciplinary team, it is important to provide an effective, timely delivery and collection service which supports all aspects of clinical and non-clinical services. These include but are not limited to:
Provide assistance on site to members of the public
Transferring Waste internal and external
Moving furniture for disposal
Driving the waste vehicle and trailer (driving license required)
Completing ad hoc jobs
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust
Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.
We look forward to your application.
This advert closes on Friday 10 Oct 2025