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Staff stories

Tom Spencer Tom Spencer worked as a porter at The Christie for nearly three years before moving into his current role as a waste minimisation officer last year.

Staff stories Each and every person who works at The Christie performs a valuable role which directly links to patient care. Whether it is a nurse delivering chemotherapy or an IT engineer keeping our computer systems running, there is a huge variety of roles that come together to make The Christie special.

He oversees all the waste across the Trust – from clinical waste to things like furniture – to make sure we’re being as sustainable as possible Tom used to work in IT but was made redundant during COVID-19. He applied for a portering job at The Christie and hasn’t looked back since. “Getting to know patients was the thing I loved about being a porter. After a while, you looked at the list and

started to recognise people’s names on there. I enjoyed chatting to them. I got to know one woman particularly well – she even said that I was her

“I started learning about the waste side of things early

on, so this role seemed like a

natural fit. We are a zero-landfill site, ensuring that we reuse and recycle as much as possible. My managers and colleagues have been supportive of my development, which is great." Tom Spencer

personal porter. That still makes me smile even now,” he says.

All our staff go to tremendous lengths to help each and every one of our patients and, together:

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