General Porter - Chirk Community Hospital- INTERNAL

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 7,000 - 12,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holiday entitlement

Enhanced pay for weekend working

Superannuation Pension Scheme

Job summary

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales is inviting applications for a part-time porter based at Chirk Community Hospital. The post involves responding to requests for movement of patients and goods, using mechanical aids where required, and supporting hospital operations as part of a team.

This is a physically demanding role with weekend and bank holiday shifts. The role includes moving items, assisting in emergency situations, and ensuring timely delivery of meals, linen,

Qualifications

• Essential criteria: Good communication skills.
• Essential criteria: Able to work as part of a team.
• Essential criteria: Able to cope with distressing situations.
• Desirable: Ability to speak Welsh.
• Desirable criteria: NVQ level 2 in customer service.
• Desirable: Knowledge of hospital settings.

Responsibilities

• Portering Services provides essential support to all areas of the hospital.
• React to challenges within the working environment; workload may increase due to external factors.
• Move patients and goods, deliver meal trolleys, linen, goods and mail in a timely manner.
• Use initiative and work as part of a team to ensure smooth service delivery.

Skills

Good communication skills

Able to work as part of a team

Education

Good standard of secondary education

NVQ level 2 in customer service

Job description

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD.

We currently have an opportunity in our Portering Services Department for an enthusiastic, motivated individual to join our team in Chirk Community Hospital.

The post holder will respond to requests for the movement of patients and goods in an appropriate and timely manner to provide a comprehensive and efficient service. This will involve the lifting, transferring, pushing and pulling of substantial weight with the assistance of mechanical aids where a risk assessment has identified the need to use them these may include sack and pallet trucks, driven and hand held tugs / mechanical movers, stairwell climbers.

The Health Board offers excellent working conditions including a generous entitlement of paid holiday, enhanced pay for weekend working and an opportunity to join the Superannuation Pension Scheme.

Benefits

• generous entitlement of paid holiday
• enhanced pay for weekend working
• opportunity to join the Superannuation Pension Scheme

We are offering permanent contract of employment for the following post:

x 1 Part time post (15 hours a week) – working 2 days per week on a rota to include weekends and bank holidays.

This is a physically demanding role. If this all sounds like you and you have the drive and enthusiasm to make a difference with a key sense of customer care and focus to deliver, we want to hear from you today.

Main duties of the job

Portering Services provides essential support to all areas of the hospital.

The porter will be expected to react to the various challenges within the working environment, and the workload may be increased due to external influences include the environment, weather, patient capacity etc.

The porter will work as part of a team contributing to the smooth running of the service, providing an efficient and effective response to requests for patient movement, assistance in emergency situations, collection and delivery of samples and medicines etc, whilst ensuring that other tasks such as delivery of meal trolleys, linen, goods and mail etc are carried out in a timely manner.

Whilst many of the tasks are generally routine the daily functioning of the service may be unpredictable therefore a flexible approach is essential and the post holder will be expected to use own initiative.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.

Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

Person specification

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential criteria

• Good communication skills
• Able to work as part of a team

Desirable criteria

• Ability to speak Welsh

Health & Wellbeing

Essential Criteria

• Able to cope with distressing situations

Community Sites

Essential Criteria

• Ability to travel within geographical area in a timely manner

Availability

Essential Criteria

• To be available to work weekends and bank holidays

Qualifcations

Essential Criteria

• Good standard of secondary education

Desirable criteria

• NVQ level 2 in customer service

Knowledge of Hospital

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of Hospital

Experience

Desirable criteria

• Experience in a similar post