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Job Title: Assistant Group Head of Wasteand Recycling
Salary/Band: 6
Speciality: Sustainability/Waste Management
Care Organisation: NCA - Group wide role
Contract type and hours: Permanent, 37.5hrs per week
To assist the Group Head of Waste and Recycling implement the NCA Waste Policies and Procedures in line with HTM 07-01 and the Environment Act.
The Assistant Group Head of Wasteand Recycling will ensure that the NCA achieves continuous improvement in the segregation of both hazardous and Non-hazardous waste. The post holder will also assist with strategy to ensure that the NCA achieves its targets set out in the NCA Green Plan.
Main duties of the job
- Monitoring the Quality of Waste Services throughout the NCA and Implementing the Trust Waste Policy, HTM 07.01 and NHS England Clinical Waste Strategy.
- Identifying areas of the waste routes that are not compliant and delivering Training to Large Groups where necessary.
- Delivering awareness raising activities, campaigns, and events to increase staff motivation to reduce all forms of Waste
- Work in clinical environments with sensitivity to the privacy and dignity of patients when contact is required or occurs.
- Support the Sustainability team with other relevant tasks as required.
- The role involves formal line management of Waste Officers.
- Deputising for the Group Head of Waste and Recycling, including attending Internal and External Meetings and site visits.
- Assisting with the introduction of the NCA Waste Revolution that has been developed to improve segregation and compliance within the NCA.
- Assist with all areas of Waste and Recycling improvement to deliver the NCA Green Plan and help the NCA become a sustainable healthcare provider.
- Respond to questions and enquiries from staff and Stakeholders in relation to waste streams and procedures.
- Assist with monitoring, collating, and reporting of Waste Management Information.
- Carry out waste audits and documentation reviews where needed.
- Undertake Duty of Care Audits on incumbent suppliers waste plants, transfer stations and other properties.
- Communicate with contractors in relation to the operational and administrative elements of Waste management.
- Communicate with Clinical Teams, non-Clinical teams team’s and all stakeholders in all areas of Waste Production, Legislation and Projects
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of implementing healthcare waste policies and procedures
- Experience of staff management and implementation of HR policies
Desirable criteria
- Previous waste management training or qualification (preferably healthcare)
- Experience of project implementation regarding healthcare waste management and improved segregation of Waste
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Numerical and data analysis skills including knowledge of financial procedures
- Experience of working within an NHS Trust/s estates or facilities environment
- Ability to use initiative and to work unsupervised
Desirable criteria
- Ability to manage a variable workload and be flexible to service needs where required.
We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.
We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact resourcingnca@nca.nhs.uk
In applying for this post, you give the Trust permission to use your data for recruitment purposes.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.
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