# Waste Management Officer

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd
- **Location:** Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Officer (discipline unspecified)
- **Salary:** £37,778 pro rata, per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (up to 37.5 hours per week)
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-01T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-22T12:50:56.881Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/West_Yorkshire/Huddersfield/Calderdale_Huddersfield_Solutions_Ltd/Estates/Estates-v8369327
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8369327?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002

## Job Content

### Job overview

The role of the Trust Waste Management Officer is to be the point of contact, and develop, implement and manage systems for the efficient management of healthcare waste, recycling and wider environmental initiatives to ensure the Trust receives best value for money whilst maintaining high environmental standards.

Critical to the success of the role shall be the development of a service that is safe, efficient and which delivers waste segregation as determined in HTM 07-01; The Safe Management of Healthcare Waste.

The role is Trust wide and plays a key role in developing Trust-wide initiatives by ensuring compliance with legislation, meeting national targets by encouraging and promoting organisation wide participation and awareness in environmental projects.

### Main duties of the job

- Responsible for the safe and effective healthcare waste management for all sites within the Trust and advising the General Manager (Estates) on matters specific to the service.
- Identify opportunities for cost effective investment in waste minimisation and recycling schemes, producing and presenting reports / papers to reflect this.
- Attend waste management contract meetings with procurement and providing data and reports and provide feedback to relevant managers where and when necessary.
- The lead for Trust Waste Management Committee, which reports into the Trust Infection and Prevention Committee.
- The lead for the organisations training needs for waste management and its awareness.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification below for full details about the role.

If you’re interested in applying or would like to learn more about working in our team, we’d be happy to hear from you.

Please contact the vacancy lead listed in the “Further details / informal visits” section.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Ability to communicate effectively to large groups
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail. Manage a varied workload and prioritise effectively to meet deadlines
- Able to work both independently and within a team
- Understanding of contracts in relation to budget management

**Desirable**

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proven ability to work creatively and propose innovative solutions
- Effective presentation skills

### Experience

**Essential**

- Understanding of the HTM07-01; the Safe Management of Healthcare Waste (
- Significant experience in waste management in a healthcare setting
- Demonstration of working with and producing policies and standing operating procedures
- Ability to deliver group training
- Managing and delivering projects

**Desirable**

- Significant experience of managing contracts for a multi-site operation 20+ in Healthcare
- Working knowledge of DGSA regulations

### Qualifications

**Desirable**

- Facilities Management qualification eg NVQ Level 4 ILM Level 4 or equivalent experience that demonstrates the ability to work at this level
- HNC in Waste Management or evidence that the candidate is working towards a formal management qualification in waste at a HNC or higher level
- Membership of an associated professional o organisation/institution e.g. CIWM/ISEP

## Documents

- [waste management officer (pdf, 192.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10696825)

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