General Porter (Epsom)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Epsom; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training in other areas of hospital工作

Support to develop within the role

Job summary

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a portering assistant to join the busy portering team. You will move patients, equipment and medical notes around the hospital on rotating day/evening shifts.

The role is physically demanding, requires good numeracy and literacy, and offers training and development within the hospital environment.

Qualifications

• Numeracy and literacy required.
• Flexibility to work across shifting patterns.
• Commitment to NHS values.
• Physically fit and able to perform manual handling.

Responsibilities

• Move patients around the hospital.
• Move medical equipment around the hospital.
• Move medical notes and other items around the hospital.
• Carry out a varied range of tasks assigned on each shift.
• Carry out manual handling as part of the role.

Skills

Customer care

Education

Numeracy and literacy

Job description

This porter post sits within the portering team of Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs around the clock on rotating shifts. Day to day, the work involves moving patients, equipment and medical notes around the hospital. It is physically demanding, with manual handling central to the role, and the trust provides training in other areas of the hospital. Terms and conditions differ from Agenda for Change, and anyone who applied in the last six months cannot apply.

What the job involves

• Move patients around the hospital
• Move medical equipment around the hospital
• Move medical notes and other items around the hospital
• Carry out a varied range of tasks assigned on each shift
• Carry out manual handling as part of the role

Qualifications

• Numeracy and literacy

Experience

• Flexibility
• Commitment to NHS values

Skills & knowledge

• Customer care focus

Other

• Physically fit

Nice to have

• BICSc qualification, NVQ or equivalent
• Infection prevention and control
• Previous portering experience

What’s offered

• Training in other areas of hospital work
• Support to develop within the role