Facility Support Worker(Porter)-Business Support

TN United Kingdom; Greenock; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greenock seeks a Facility Support Worker to ensure smooth operations within the facility. The role includes managing deliveries, assisting with patient transport, and maintaining security. Ideal candidates will possess excellent communication skills and the ability to multitask effectively in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills for interaction with staff and the public.
• Strong multitasking abilities to handle interruptions.

Responsibilities

• Mail collection, sorting, and distribution.
• Managing deliveries and cleaning spillages.
• Transporting patients and maintaining building security.

Skills

Communication

Calmness

Teamwork

Multitasking

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Facility Support Worker (Porter) - Business Support, Greenock

Client: NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

Location: Greenock, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 524c93f850e2

Job Views: 2

Posted: 17.05.2025

Expiry Date: 01.07.2025

Job Description:

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK, employing around 40,000 staff across clinical and non-clinical roles. We provide acute hospital, primary, community, and mental health care services to over 1.15 million people, extending to a wider population of 2.2 million with regional and national services.

This is a permanent, part-time position of 29.7 hours per week (salary is pro-rata). The shift pattern is 13:40 – 20:00, Monday to Thursday, and 13:58 – 20:00 on Friday.

Role of the Department:

To support the smooth operation of Greenock HSCP, acting as a communication hub for facilities management issues and liaising with reception staff and administrators.

Responsibilities:

• Mail collection, franking, sorting, and distribution internally and externally
• Managing deliveries within the store room and distributing to departments
• Ordering and delivering laundry services
• Disposing of clinical waste and sharps in appropriate containers
• Preparing rooms for meetings, moving furniture and equipment
• Responding to alarms with reception staff
• Managing public equipment, e.g., information screens
• Flushing taps in seldom-used rooms
• Checking faults reported by staff and liaising with facilities management
• Escort and transport of patients and wheelchairs
• Distributing staff and visitor badges
• Transporting medical gas cylinders
• Maintaining building security, checking doors/windows, and managing alarms
• Cleaning spillages using appropriate kits
• Changing clinical items within rooms, e.g., curtains
• Replenishing stock, e.g., sanitisers
• Following protocols and NHS policies
• Assisting as fire warden
• Supporting other HSCP sites as needed
• Performing other reasonable duties

Skills and Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills for interaction with staff and the public
• Calm and patient, able to handle irate or upset individuals
• Team player with initiative
• Strong multitasking abilities to handle interruptions

For further information, contact Nicola Mitchell or Steven McLeod at 01475 501341.

Note: This role does not qualify for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Applications may close early due to high response. Please complete your application promptly.

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Created on 17/05/2025 by TN United Kingdom