Bank Porter

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

We are seeking individuals with a can-do attitude to join our bank portering team at the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby. Full training will be provided for the porter role, which involves patient, equipment and material moves around the hospital site.

The role requires flexibility to cover 24/7 shifts, with a 6-8 week training period, after which you may move into a contracted part-time position. The Humber Health Partnership values kindness, courage and respect in all staff.

Qualifications

• Training provided for porter role and DBS check cost applies.
• Ability to work across shifts including nights to support 24/7 cover.
• Ability to move patients, equipment and materials around hospital.
• Commitment to NHS values: Kindness, Courage and Respect.

Responsibilities

• Move patients, equipment and materials around the hospital site.
• Receive tasks via the management system and complete assigned duties.
• Assist in stores, pharmacy items, meals, waste and laundry as required.
• Provide a responsive and pro-active porter service across all sites.

Skills

Can do Attitude

Teamwork

Flexibility

Physical fitness

Job description

We are looking for people with a "Can do Attitude" to come and join our bank portering team at the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby. You will receive full training for the role of a porter. The role of a porter can be demanding, and requires flexibility to support us during periods of operational pressures, so if you believe you have the physical agility to conduct patient, equipment and material moves around the hospital site, and can demonstrate our values, Kindness, Courage and Respect we would like to hear from you. Your role will involve working within a team to provide a high quality Porter Service which offers a timely, responsive and pro-active system for the movement of patients, materials and equipment within the Site and undertake a number of other specified support and ancillary tasks as per the requirements of the service. Your role will assist the service in providing an efficient, flexible and customer focused porter service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week across all sites, which will provide a comprehensive, planned and reactive Porter Service that is reliable, helpful, efficient and responsive to the needs of Patients, Trust staff and visitors. You will accept and undertake work allocated through the task management system using a hand held device, which will involve such tasks as patient movement, distribution, stores, furniture, equipment, pharmacy, meals, pathology items, blood products, waste, movement of deceased, confidential waste, post and laundry around the Hospital site as required. There is a 6-8 week training period where you will be expected to be available to work Monday to Friday, various shift hours covering 24 hours. following the training period and after working independently for a period of time, then we would look to place you into a contracted position dependent on availability. We currently have a 22.5hr contracted position available, with options for additional shifts. In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role. We recognise that candidates may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to support them when preparing their application. Where AI is used, the information provided must remain an accurate and authentic representation of your own skills, knowledge and experience. AI must not be used to provide false or misleading information or to generate examples that do not reflect your own experience. You should be able to discuss and demonstrate the knowledge, skills and experience included within your application during the recruitment and selection process. Candidates may be asked to declare whether AI has been used in preparing their application and, where applicable, how it has been used.

• Ability to work to tight deadlines

• Ability to work within a teamThe Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve. Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH. As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology. We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community. As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide. Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees. We therefore support and encourage open