Environmental Services Porter

Job overview

Environmental Services Porter will assist the Team Leader for the Process and Resource Manager and their staff in providing an efficient waste collection service for all  wastes generated from the Trust.

Waste Collectors will assist the Team Leader to deliver the Collection Schedules, including dirty and infected laundry, cardboard / sharps, biohazard / hazardous clinical wastes and recyclables in accordance with the following list of duties.

Main duties of the job

Environmental Services Porter will assist in providing an efficient waste collection service for all wastes generated from the Trust.

Environmental Services Porter will assist the Deputy Environmental Services Manager to deliver the Collection Schedules; including dirty and infected laundry, cardboard / sharps, biohazard / hazardous clinical wastes and recyclables in accordance with current legislation. 

The role is to to collect and transport all types of waste in a busy industrial environment with a customer lead focus. Assisting the Deputy environmental manager to deliver a seamless collection service for laundry, cardboard, sharps, biohazard or hazardous clinical waste or recyclable waste streams. 

Collect all hospital clinical waste, cardboard and clinical sharps, dirty and infected laundry in accordance with schedules set by the Environmental Services Manager.  

Communicate with Ward Management if wastes are not presented for collection in accordance with Policy, and to report non-conformances to the Team Leader.

To respond to radio generated collections in a timely manner, and pass accurate information back to Radio Controller if jobs are unable to be completed.

To ensure that all collections from clinical waste storage areas are completed as per work schedules, and are checked on a regular basis.   Collections may vary according to Incinerator plant availability, and own initiative must be used at all times.

To complete tasks unsupervised at all times when on shift.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

applied for a Graduate visa

or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

The advert will close at midnight on 27 July 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 5 August 2026.

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. 

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Good numeric and literary skills

Desirable criteria

Computer skills

Hold full UK driving licence

Experience

Essential criteria

General work experience dealing with the general public, in a demand led environment

Must have experience of working in an industrial environment

Experience of general cleaning duties

Desirable criteria

NHS experience

Shift work

Waste Management experience

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Manual handling techniques

Be helpful and understanding of customer needs

Understanding of H & S in the workplace

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of site and departments

Skills

Essential criteria

Able to communicate effectively using radio

Good front of house skills

Able to work as part of a team

Able to work with minimum supervision

Must be flexible with shift patterns

Additional Requirements

Essential criteria

The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.

Able to pass tug drivers course within one month of commencement; must be 18 to pass tug licence

Must be able to send and receive clear instructions on radio system

Able to carry out full range of duties including physical aspects of lifting and pulling

Desirable criteria

Experience of dealing with the public in a service led environment

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Andrew Eady

Job title

Deputy Environmental Service Manager

Email address

View email address on careers.cuh.nhs.uk

Telephone number

View phone number on careers.cuh.nhs.uk