Waste Officer Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Waste Officer Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Employer:

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Pay:

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

Yes

Closing Date:

22/04/2026

About this job

We are pleased to advertise a vacancy for a full time, Band 4 Waste Officer to work between Fairfield General Hospital (Bury) and Rochdale Infirmary.

You will support the Sustainability Team and the Group Head of Waste and Recycling to achieve waste reduction and legislative Conformance throughout the Northern Care Alliance Estate.

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 Small 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.

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.

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,appreciateandinspire- 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.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack.

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:

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