Waste Porter | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

To remove all waste streams from disposal rooms and ensure waste is segregated correctly. Cleaning disposal rooms at night.

As a Site Waste Operative, you will play an important role in maintaining a safe, clean, and compliant hospital environment across our sites. Working as part of the Facilities Logistics Services team, you will be responsible for the collection, transportation, segregation, and disposal of a variety of waste streams, including clinical, general, recyclable, confidential, and linen waste.

You will carry out scheduled waste collections from wards, departments, and designated waste rooms, while also responding to ad-hoc requests as required. The role includes operating waste management equipment such as compactors and cardboard balers, ensuring all activities are carried out in line with health and safety regulations and Trust policies.

This position is for a waste porter to clear all waste streams produced within a hospital, including sharps and hazardous waste.

The use of compactors and balers is part of this role and manual handling.

This position will also include cleaning disposal rooms at night.

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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This advert closes on Thursday 12 Nov 2026