Job summary

Key Member of the Facilities Management Team.

Ensure the Trust are fully compliant with waste, recycling, environmental and sustainability regulations.

Provide advice to the Trust on matters relating to waste management and sustainability initiatives.

Develop effective relationships with service users, key stakeholders, external agencies, contractors and staff.

This role is based at Doncaster Royal Infirmary, however this is a Trust wide position with the expectation to travel across sites.

Interviews have been scheduled for this for the Thursday 13th March. Please be aware of this when applying.

Main duties of the job

Responsible Lead for the contract management of waste management services across the Trust.

Responsible Lead in providing advice to the Trust on matters relating to the management of waste and sustainability initiatives.

Deliver efficiencies and service improvements, cost savings, advise best practice and develop the Trust waste and sustainability strategy.

Deputise for the Trust's Sustainability Lead as necessary, including reporting monthly progress.

Co-ordinate organisation-wide data collection to monitor progress against sustainability key performance indicators and enable regular internal and external reporting.

Provide support to the Head of Facilities and Facilities Leads to ensure service strategies are in place, adequate resources, skills expertise to ensure a safe, secure, high quality environment and deliver on key performance indicators.

The post holder will provide support in the development and implantation of policies, procedures and Service Level Agreements.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.

Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.

Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Management experience of working within a Facilities Environment
Experience of waste management systems including Waste Management Regulations and Statutory Legislation - Department of Health 07-01 Safe Management of Healthcare Waste Requirements.
Experience in producing reports and presenting data clearly and concisely.
Knowledge and experience of Healthcare Waste Management.
Up to date knowledge and understanding of current priorities within the NHS, and the decarbonisation/sustainability agenda
Knowledge of NHS frameworks and policies, governing bodies and assessment processes.

Desirable

Project Management.

Qualifications/Training

Essential

Degree - Facilities Management, Waste Management, Sustainability or equivalent/management/Estates & Facilities experience.
Proven track record with continued professional development.

Desirable

Member status of a relevant professional institute, e.g., IEMA or CIWM
Contracts management/Project management/Dangerous goods certificate

Personal Attributes and Skills

Essential

Possess leadership skills.
Ability to develop effective relationships with a range of stake holders internally and externally.
Ability to influence and operate effectively.
Pro-active and effective approach to ensure operational requirements are met.
Agile worker, willingness to travel and work flexibly.
Ability to cope with competing demands, managing priorities within tight deadlines.

Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Management experience of working within a Facilities Environment
Experience of waste management systems including Waste Management Regulations and Statutory Legislation - Department of Health 07-01 Safe Management of Healthcare Waste Requirements.
Experience in producing reports and presenting data clearly and concisely.
Knowledge and experience of Healthcare Waste Management.
Up to date knowledge and understanding of current priorities within the NHS, and the decarbonisation/sustainability agenda
Knowledge of NHS frameworks and policies, governing bodies and assessment processes.

Desirable

Project Management.

Qualifications/Training

Essential

Degree - Facilities Management, Waste Management, Sustainability or equivalent/management/Estates & Facilities experience.
Proven track record with continued professional development.

Desirable

Member status of a relevant professional institute, e.g., IEMA or CIWM
Contracts management/Project management/Dangerous goods certificate

Personal Attributes and Skills

Essential

Possess leadership skills.
Ability to develop effective relationships with a range of stake holders internally and externally.
Ability to influence and operate effectively.
Pro-active and effective approach to ensure operational requirements are met.
Agile worker, willingness to travel and work flexibly.
Ability to cope with competing demands, managing priorities within tight deadlines.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Employer details

Employer name

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Address

Doncaster Royal Infirmary

Armthorpe Road

Doncaster

DN2 5LT

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