Waste Compliance Coordinator

£32,073 to £39,043 a year pa

An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen within the Estates and Facilities Department for a motivated and organised Waste Compliance Coordinator to support the Trust Group's waste management and environmental compliance agenda. This opportunity is offered for an initial period of six months, with the potential for extension subject to service requirements.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the Group meets its statutory, regulatory, and organisational responsibilities relating to waste management. Working closely with clinical and non-clinical departments, waste contractors, and key stakeholders, you will monitor compliance, support audits and inspections, analyse performance data, and help drive continuous improvement in waste segregation, sustainability, and environmental performance.

This role is ideal for an individual with experience in Estates or Facilities who wishes to develop into a more technical, specialist role, with strong organisational skills and a keen eye for detail. Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills are essential, as is the ability to interpret guidance and implement practical solutions across a complex healthcare environment.

This secondment offers an excellent opportunity to develop specialist knowledge in waste compliance, sustainability, and healthcare environmental management while contributing to the Trust's wider environmental and Net-Zero ambitions.

• The Waste Compliance Coordinator will carry out monitoring and support delivery of waste services across the Trust to improve performance and legislative compliance.
• The role involves supporting the implementation of waste and other sustainability initiatives.
• The role will support waste management across the Trust's sites.
• The postholder will provide specialist support across the group waste management functions including; compliance, operational management, waste auditing, project development and roll-out.

Please refer to the full Job Description and Personal Specification attached; job purpose, duties, responsibilities, personal skills and attributes required are detailed.

Secondment

Full-time

We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team -- clinical or non-clinical -- plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.

We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.

Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.

By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values -- ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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12 November 2026

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The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Shrewsbury

United Kingdom