Waste Auditor

Shirley Parsons is hiring a Waste Auditor in Glasgow to enhance waste practices in the NHS by conducting audits, training staff, and ensuring compliance with environmental standards. The role involves visiting various healthcare sites to identify improvement opportunities and deliver training on waste segregation. Candidates should have experience in healthcare waste management and be comfortable with regulations. This is a full-time position requiring travel across the UK.
We're partnered with a leading UK environmental services company that specialises in healthcare waste management, hazardous waste treatment, recycling and circular economy solutions. They work closely with NHS Trusts and private healthcare providers to help them improve compliance, reduce carbon impact, and adopt safer, greener waste practices.


What You'll Be Doing
Shaping Better Waste Practices Across the NHS: Visiting hospitals, clinics and community sites to review waste segregation and support teams in getting it right.


Spotting What Others Miss: Identifying risks, gaps and improvement opportunities, then turning your insights into clear and practical recommendations.


Carrying Out Pre‐Acceptance Audits: Supporting NHS Trusts by completing and reviewing pre‐acceptance audits to ensure everything meets compliance standards.


Empowering Staff Through Training: Delivering engaging, confidence‐building training sessions for clinical and non‐clinical teams on waste segregation and environmental compliance.


Championing High Standards: Ensuring all work aligns with ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 frameworks while collaborating with Estates, IPC and Sustainability teams.


Who They're Looking For
Experience in Healthcare Waste or Environmental Compliance: Someone with a background in waste management, environmental auditing or compliance, ideally with NHS exposure.


Knowledge of Key Regulations: Comfortable working with HTM 07‐01, UK waste legislation and wider environmental standards.


A Natural Communicator: Approachable, engaging and confident interacting with people across fast‐paced NHS environments.


Curious and Detail‐Focused: Enjoys understanding how things work, asking questions, and producing clear, thoughtful reports.


Self‐Driven and Flexible: Comfortable managing your own diary and travelling across the UK to different NHS and company sites.