Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Recycling Operative

The closing date is 03 August 2025

Job summary

Are you passionate about protecting the environment and making a real difference in your community? We're looking for a dedicated and proactiveRecycling Operative to join our hard-working team at the hospital - where no two days are ever the same.

In this vital role, you'll be at the heart of our waste and recycling operations, helping to keep our hospital clean, compliant, and efficient. From managing general waste to handling linen and recycling streams, your work will directly support the safety and wellbeing of patients, staff, and visitors alike.

This is more than just a job - it's an opportunity to contribute to a cleaner, safer hospital environment while building a rewarding career in sustainability and healthcare support.

Main duties of the job

You will provide a comprehensive front-line support service to all wards and departments within the Trust, carrying out a range of waste, linen, and recycling duties. In this key role, you will demonstrate a consistently high standard of professionalism, remain flexible in your approach, and use your own initiative to effectively plan your workload and resolve any issues that may arise.

About us

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

Date posted

24 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

438-PB3328

Job locations

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Fulwood, Preston,LANCS

PR2 9HT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communicate verbally with the portering waste supervisor and colleagues by phone and radio and through written procedures, ensuring an effective exchange of information regarding tasks and service needs
Undertake waste, recycling and linen duties in accordance with legislation, policies, and procedures
Undertake waste, recycling and linen duties as required
Identify and act upon any potential risks or hazards within the working environment.
Pro-actively support the continued improvement of the service
Maintain and develop own competence for the role

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communicate verbally with the portering waste supervisor and colleagues by phone and radio and through written procedures, ensuring an effective exchange of information regarding tasks and service needs
Undertake waste, recycling and linen duties in accordance with legislation, policies, and procedures
Undertake waste, recycling and linen duties as required
Identify and act upon any potential risks or hazards within the working environment.
Pro-actively support the continued improvement of the service
Maintain and develop own competence for the role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Basic level of education in literacy and numeracy
Full UK Driving License

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working with the public

Desirable

A basic understanding of the role of a recycling/waste operative in a healthcare setting
Awareness of waste streams
Proficient in using a PC, software, and systems
Experience of Manual Handling Techniques
Health & Safety Awareness

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Basic level of education in literacy and numeracy
Full UK Driving License

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Previous experience of working with the public

Desirable

A basic understanding of the role of a recycling/waste operative in a healthcare setting
Awareness of waste streams
Proficient in using a PC, software, and systems
Experience of Manual Handling Techniques
Health & Safety Awareness

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Fulwood, Preston,LANCS

PR2 9HT

Employer's website

https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Preston Hospital

Sharoe Green Lane

Fulwood, Preston,LANCS

PR2 9HT

Employer's website

https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)