Bank Porter

Spire Healthcare Ltd; Chatham; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Spire Dunedin in Reading is seeking an experienced Porter for their dedicated team. This role involves ensuring the smooth operation of the hospital during overnight hours while providing essential support to staff, patients, and visitors. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills and a calm demeanor, ensuring quality service during challenging times.

Benefits

Access to Blue Light Card discounts

Free uniform

Free DBS

Full induction with mandatory training updates

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar position is required.
• Ability to handle physical demands of the role.
• Must provide support in a friendly and reassuring manner.

Responsibilities

• Provide high level, quality support to the hospital.
• Manage post, deliveries, and waste collection.
• Escort patients safely and perform varied tasks.

Skills

Excellent customer service

Communication skills

Ability to work under supervision

Job description

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Porter - Bank | Spire Hospital - Reading | Excellent Benefits |

Spire Dunedin in Reading are currently seeking an experienced, reliable and professional Porter to join our dedicated team.

This is a key role in ensuring the smooth running of our hospital during the overnight hours, providing essential support to staff, patients and visitors.

The ideal candidate will have worked in a similar position, have excellent communication skills, a calm and reassuring manner.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• To work as multi-skilled member of the team providing high level, quality support to the hospital working with the minimum of supervision, covering any of the courier, portering, theatre, cleaning and security duties.

Who we're looking for:

• Excellent customer service and providing a friendly ear to patients during what can sometimes be a particularly unsettling time, our team of Porters provide a vital service in our Hospital.
• Previous experience of working in a similar position.
• Although escorting patients in a safe and friendly manner is a key function you will also be required to perform a number of varied duties.
• Managing the post and deliveries, all waste collection and disposal (including clinical).
• Movement of all goods and equipment when required and any additional tasks as requested.
• Must be comfortable with the physical element of this role.

Working Hours: Monday - Friday

Contract Type: Bank

We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave.

• Bank colleagues are paid weekly
• We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
• Access to Blue Light Card discounts
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Full induction, including mandatory training updates

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Alison Roberts on

Closing Date: If we have received sufficient applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy without further notice, so please submit your application as soon as possible.