Bank Environmental Services Porter

Cambridge University Hospitals; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Cambridge is looking for an Environmental Services Porter to assist in timely waste collection from hospital areas. This role requires teamwork and an understanding of waste management. Applicants should possess strong communication skills and have experience working in customer-facing environments. The position involves shift flexibility, with opportunities to work both day and night shifts. Join us to contribute to the high-quality healthcare services we provide in Cambridge.

Benefits

On-site leisure facilities

Reduced cost bus travel

Subsidised parking

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer-driven environment.
• Industrial work experience is required.
• Must have waste management knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Assist Team Leader in waste collection.
• Deliver Collection Schedules for various waste types.
• Ensure timely waste collection from hospital areas.

Skills

Effective communication

Teamwork

Flexibility with shift patterns

Good front of house skills

Education

Good numeracy and literacy

Job description

Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site CUH - Staff Bank Services Town Cambridge Salary £24,465 p.a. pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 21/12/2025 23:59 Interview date 06/01/2026

Job overview

Are you looking for a new opportunity? Are you a reliable, hardworking individual who thrives in a busy environment?

Staff Bank Services successfully provides temporary staffing throughout Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust via a variety of different assignments.

We are looking to register reliable, hardworking individuals who would thrive in a busy environment who are available to work up to 12 hour shifts, as and when required, including days and nights. You will be working within the Environmental Services team, ensuring waste is collected in a timely and efficient manner from all areas of the hospital.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Interviews will be held on 06 January 2026

Main duties of the job

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.

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.

The advert will close at midnight on 21 December 2025.

Interviews are due to be held on 6 January 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

• Good numeracy and literacy

Experience

• 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
• N experience
• Waste Management experience and handling/segregation knowledge

Knowledge

• Manual handling techniques.
• Be helpful and understanding of customer needs
• Understanding of H & S in the workplace
• Knowledge of site and departments.

Skills

• 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

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind and Excellent
• Able to carry out full range of duties including physical aspects of lifting and pulling
• Able to pass tug drivers course within one month of commencement. Must be 18 to pass tug licence
• Working with hazardous wastes
• Must be able to send and receive clear instructions on radio system
• Experience of dealing with the public in a service led environment
• Hold full driving licence

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