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Waste Officer Development Role

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Worcester, WR5 1JR

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

6 September 2026

6 days left

Job description

By joining the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, you become part of a talented, dedicated team of experts who are passionate a...

You'll play a

key role in leading and developing the Trust's waste management programme,

ensuring services are safe, compliant and aligned with NHS sustainability and

Net Zero ambitions. Working closely with the Environmental and Sustainability

Manager, you'll provide expert advice on waste legislation, oversee waste

contracts, monitor budgets, analyse performance data and deliver initiatives

that improve environmental performance, increase recycling and reduce costs.

You'll build

strong relationships with clinical, operational and corporate teams, acting as

the Trust's specialist for waste management, supporting procurement, delivering

training, audits and compliance activities, and promoting best practice across

the organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape a

more sustainable future, influence environmental performance and develop your

expertise within a supportive, forward-thinking Estates and Facilities team.

For

full details of the duties and criteria for the role please refer to the job

description and person specification attached.

At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust,

we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals

and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health

and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of

all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over

100 sites.

We will support you to thrive; offer flexible

working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions,

and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value

diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures,

and ethnicities.

What we offer;

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27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to

33 days with long service

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Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work

unsocial hours

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Flexible and agile working opportunities

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Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support

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Wide range of supportive staff networks

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Health and wellbeing opportunities

If you would like to know more, please visit our

website.

We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.

Sharing

your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to

pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from

you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained

interest in working for the Trust.

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant Estates experience within the healthcare sector
  • Experience delivering organisational change and influencing senior stakeholders.
  • Experience engaging with staff and resolving operational issues.

Desirable

  • Experience of managing waste compliantly to the relevant healthcare legislation, specifically Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 07-01.
  • Developing and delivering training to suit a range of learning styles and needs

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of waste legislation and NHS waste standards.
  • Ability to work autonomously, prioritise effectively and manage competing deadlines.
  • Working knowledge of the Internet and Microsoft Office applications.

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • I understand the Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to work for this role, and employment on a time limited visa doesnt guarantee sponsorship at point of expiry.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Level 3 Qualification or equivalent experience.
  • Willingness to undertake waste or sustainability-related training.
  • I understand that I will be asked to provide original certificates to verify my qualifications at point of offer.

Desirable

  • Waste Management qualification (e.g. CIWM)
  • IEMA Foundation Certificate or equivalent.

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

19 August 2026

Last checked

21 August 2026

Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.

About the employer

HAW
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

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