Bank Porter

Northumbria Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Alnwick; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking flexible bank porters to provide support in patient services across various locations. Responsibilities include conveying patients, collecting and delivering necessary items, and maintaining high standards of cleanliness. Competitive pay rates are offered, with opportunities to work flexible hours that suit your schedule. Join a trusted provider of care services and enjoy valuable benefits and development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Competitive pay rates

Paid annual leave

Pension scheme

Access to wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Ability to assist in the direction of patients and visitors.
• Experience in moving patients by wheelchair or stretcher.
• Commitment to high standards of care.

Responsibilities

• Convey and move patients by wheelchair, stretcher, etc.
• Collect and deliver linen, clinical waste, and food trolleys.
• Daily cleaning of external areas situated at hospital entrances.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Flexible approach to work

Job description

Overview

Our porters provide a variety of services to patients and departments, including conveying and moving of patients by wheelchair, trolley, bed, etc., and the collection and delivery of linen, refuse, clinical waste trolleys, food trolleys, stores, beds, bedding, furniture, equipment and records to designated area. The role is to support high standards of care to patients accessing our services. You will need to embrace our trust values, demonstrate excellent communication skills, and have a flexible approach to your work.

We particularly require bank porters who can cover shifts in the following areas:

• Alnwick
• Berwick
• Blyth
• Hexham
• North Tyneside General Hospital
• Cramlington - NSECH
• Wansbeck General Hospital

We have a variety of shifts across 7 days a week and there will be hours to suit all. Our expectation is that you pick up a minimum of two shifts per month. Our standard hourly pay is approx. £12.51. We offer hourly pay enhancements for shifts covered at night and over the weekends. This equates to approx. £17.63 per hour on a Saturday or any weekday between 8pm and 6am, or £22.90 per hour on a Sunday or public holiday.

Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management (NHFM) covers a large geographical area, providing safe and high-quality care in both hospital and community settings. We need to respond quickly to meet demands caused by increased patient activity, staff holidays or illness. This is where our staff bank plays a vital role, providing service support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

There are many reasons why people join the staff bank: to supplement earnings, to work around commitments such as childcare or studying, or to develop skills and experience. If having the flexibility to pick and choose your hours is important, this may be your opportunity. Bank workers are expected to work a minimum of 2 shifts per month, but you can work more if you wish.

To find out more about the benefits of working on the bank visit our website: www.yournorthumbriacareer.co.uk/staff-bank

Note: It is a requirement of NHFM that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certificate if a DBS check is required for the post. The payment method is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role includes:

• To assist in the direction of patients and visitors.
• The conveyance and movement of patients by wheelchair, stretcher, etc.
• The collection and delivery of linen, refuse, clinical waste trolleys, food trolleys, stores, beds, bedding, furniture, equipment and records to designated area.
• The sorting of incoming mail and franking of external mail as required.
• Reception and movement of medical gas cylinders within Health and Safety guidelines.
• Removal of refuse from waste bins located outside the hospital entrance, on a daily basis.
• Daily cleaning of external areas situated at hospital entrances.

Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, and those who have a disability that requires support in the work place (two ticks pledge) and who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME people are currently under-represented in our workforce as well as other under-represented groups such as LGBT+ and disabled candidates. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, we have a Gold award from the Defense Recognition Scheme, and we are delighted to support Apprenticeships, Age Positive and are a mindful employer.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please contact the recruitment team on 0191 203 1415 option 2. Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line with CQC and NHS England statutory guidance. Please read the applicant guidance notes before submitting your application and ensure you know everything there is to know before joining our trust.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust proudly holds a sponsor licence. To provide sponsorship you and the role must meet UKVI eligibility requirements. Please check your eligibility prior to submitting an application.

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Note: It is a requirement that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.

About NHFM and the Northumbria Way

Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management (NHFM) provides specialist project management, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services. NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not the NHS. The terms and conditions are closely aligned to those of the NHS.

Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Northumbria Healthcare was voted the best acute and combined acute and community trust in the country, based on the NHS Staff Survey 2022. We offer extensive staff health and well-being programmes, flexible working opportunities, generous leave and pension, development opportunities, and more. We are proud to be an NHS Trust that values staff and patients alike.

What the Northumbria Way means for you includes:

• Extensive staff health and well-being programme including access to our Wellbeing Hub
• Support through Staff Network groups
• A range of flexible working opportunities
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• Access to lease car and home electronics scheme (qualifying criteria applies)
• Opportunities to improve professional development through training programmes
• On-site nursery places via salary sacrifice
• Access to savings scheme via salary sacrifice with Northumberland Community Bank

We are proud to be among the country’s top performing NHS trusts, rated outstanding by the CQC. We provide health and care services to over 500,000 people across Northumberland and North Tyneside. Our teams deliver care from hospitals, community venues and people’s homes.

We lead in innovation and quality, having opened the Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub and launching our Community Promise to make a real impact on broader societal factors.

If Northumbria Healthcare sounds like somewhere you could belong, we would love to hear from you. Visit our website for the latest news.

Note: The use of Third Party AI in recruitment can pose a risk to the integrity of our processes, and we may withdraw applications if AI poses a risk.

Bank porter benefits and reminders

• Flexible hours; choose when and where to work
• Competitive pay rates; including enhanced pay for unsociable hours
• Paid annual leave
• Pension scheme
• Fast-track progression if moving to a substantive role
• Opportunities to work in different wards and departments, including community, dental and specialist services
• Access to Staff Wellbeing Team and other services
• Shifts bookable from home via online portal
• Option to block-book shifts in a set period
• SMS notifications of shift availability
• Newsletters and bulletins for NHS staff
• Discounts for NHS staff
• Free uniform where applicable

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.