Job summary
- Main area
- Porters
- Grade
- Grade A
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 166-DSFS-7895623
- Employer
- Derbyshire Support Facilities Services
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- DSFS Ltd - Chesterfield Royal Hospital
- Town
- Chesterfield
- Salary
- £24,471 Per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/04/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 21/04/2026
Employer heading
Waste and Resources Operative
Grade A
Job overview
DSFS Ltd are looking to recruit a Waste and Resources Operative, to work within the portering department based at the Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
The duties include collecting waste and resources for reuse, repair, recycling, or disposal and keeping all corridor areas, lobbies, and stairwells free from clutter or items of equipment.
The job is full time hours, Monday to Friday, 7.5 hours per day between the hours of 08.00 to16. (30 minute unpaid break).
The applicant will have a keen interest in Waste and Resources and will complete relevant waste training.
Interview Date 21/04/2024
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered.
Main duties of the job
Being a Waste and Resources Operative will involve collecting waste and resources for reuse, repair and recycling, or disposal.
The Waste and Resources Operative will be responsible for ensuring all areas, lobbies and stairwells throughout the Trust are cleared of clutter and items of equipment.
The Waste and Resources Operative must be a good communicator and computer literate. Items for reuse will be advertised via social media and there will be communication with staff via email, bleep and telephone.
The nature of this work requires a significant amount of walking between tasks and frequent manual handling and there is a physical element to all operations.
Attendance of regular refresher training courses and is also a mandatory requirement.
Good interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team.
A full driving license is required for waste collection and transportation of furniture.
An enhanced DBS check is required for this post which we will obtain for you.
Working for our organisation
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that’s 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
DSFS has just over 900 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the ‘Chesterfield Royal family’, DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that’s dynamic, flexible, and proactive.
DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone’s abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.
Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments section on this page. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are, along with the criteria that are required for the role.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Level 1 English and Maths or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- Level 2 English and Maths or equivalent
- Manual Handling Techniques
- Customer Care Training
- Health and Safety Training
- Waste Training e.g., Waste smart Certificate, CIWM Level 1 or 2 Waste Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Adaptable to meet service needs
- Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work as a team
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to communicate in person, by phone and email.
Desirable criteria
- Worked within a hospital Environment.
- Previous experience in a similar post
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to multi task
- IT Literate
- Full UK driving licence for operating the waste collection vehicle and estates vans.
- Basic Health and Safety knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the waste hierarchy and waste segregation
- Experience of reusing equipment.
- Basic repairs to equipment.
- Basic dismantling of equipment.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Physically capable of handling wheeled waste containers and furniture waste.
- Awareness of confidentiality
- Adaptable to meet service needs
- Takes pride in their work
- Interest in waste and resources
- Physically fit and able to walk long distances.
Demonstrates DSFS and Trust Values
Essential criteria
- Responsive – Reliable - Resourceful - Respectful Service Excellence Through Our People
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mark Taylor
- Job title
- Porter Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01246 513430
- Additional information
Sally Ludditt
Health, Safety and Environmental Advisor
01246 512621
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