# Waste Technician

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Location:** East Surrey Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Estates technician
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 per annum plus high cost allowance
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-01T08:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-19T14:40:46.525Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Redhill/Surrey_Sussex_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Waste_Technician/Waste_Technician-v8371675
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8371675?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.surreyandsussex.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking for a reliable, proactive, and hard‑working Waste Services Operative to join our Estates & Facilities team. You will play a key role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant collection and disposal of all waste streams across the Trust. This is a physically active role that supports the smooth running of our hospital services and contributes directly to a safe environment for patients, staff, and visitors.

If you are organised, safety‑conscious, and enjoy working as part of a team, we would love to hear from you.

Waste Collection & Disposal

- Collect all waste types from wards and departments, including:clinical, offensive, sharps, domestic, recyclable, confidential, WEEE, batteries, toner, and food waste.
- Ensure correct segregation of waste and safe placement in designated areas within waste compounds.
- Move, clean, and maintain commercial‑sized waste bins.

Safety & Compliance

- Maintain cleanliness and organisation within waste compound areas.
- Ensure all equipment required for duties is kept safe, clean, and well maintained.
- Report any Health and Safety concerns or hazards across the Trust.
- Adhere to all Trust and departmental policies and statutory regulations.

Communication & Teamwork

- Maintain effective communication with the Line Manager and members of the Estates team.
- Respond to allocated tasks within required timeframes and carry them out professionally.
- Attend and contribute to departmental meetings as required.

### Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

### Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### No desirable criteria specified

**Essential**

- Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
- A complete and accurate application
- Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
- Evidence of essential experience for role
- Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
- Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
- Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification
- Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 180.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10699469)
- [our organisation values (pdf, 247.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2213)
- [trust statement on recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 334.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2214)

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