Waste Manager
Location
Plymouth, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
8/12/2025
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Description
This Trust-wide leadership role, reporting to the Head of Facilities, holds full responsibility for managing the Derriford Waste Management Service (DWMS), including its workforce, equipment, and compliance with waste and environmental legislation. As the Trust’s waste specialist, you'll oversee the incinerator operations, manage commercial contracts, drive revenue, and ensure regulatory compliance. You’ll lead on developing and implementing waste policies, audits, and sustainability initiatives, in line with national targets and the NHS Clinical Waste Strategy. The role also involves preparing strategic business cases for complex waste projects and supporting Trust-wide engagement through training, collaboration, and expert guidance across all UHP sites.
***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***
This role provides strategic leadership for quality improvement and waste reduction programmes, driving change through policy development, project management, and contract work. It ensures Trust-wide compliance with waste legislation, HTM 07-01, and sustainability targets, while leading and supporting the DWMS team to deliver high performance and maintain staff wellbeing. The post-holder will embed new waste initiatives into routine practice, deliver training on recycling and sustainability, and provide assurance to the Board on statutory compliance. They’ll also shape long-term waste strategies, shifting from incineration to more sustainable methods, while identifying income-generating opportunities through local and national networks.
We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Martin Armstrong Job title: Head of Facilities Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01752 439073
***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***
This role provides strategic leadership for quality improvement and waste reduction programmes, driving change through policy development, project management, and contract work. It ensures Trust-wide compliance with waste legislation, HTM 07-01, and sustainability targets, while leading and supporting the DWMS team to deliver high performance and maintain staff wellbeing. The post-holder will embed new waste initiatives into routine practice, deliver training on recycling and sustainability, and provide assurance to the Board on statutory compliance. They’ll also shape long-term waste strategies, shifting from incineration to more sustainable methods, while identifying income-generating opportunities through local and national networks.
We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Martin Armstrong Job title: Head of Facilities Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01752 439073
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