General Porter - Ruthin

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Rhyl; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) invites applications for a part-time porter at Ruthin Hospital. You will respond to requests for movement of patients and goods, assist with deliveries, and operate with mechanical aids as needed, on a rota including nights, weekends and bank holidays.

The role requires flexibility, good communication, and the ability to work as part of a team in a busy hospital environment. Welsh language ability is desirable; applications in Welsh are welcome.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar post.
• Knowledge of Hospital environment.
• Good standard of secondary education.
• NVQ level 2 in customer service (desirable).
• Availability to work weekends and bank holidays.
• Ability to travel within geographical area.

Responsibilities

• Move patients and goods in a timely manner.
• Provide support for delivery of samples, medicines, meals, linen, goods and mail.
• Respond to requests and use mechanical aids as required by risk assessment.
• Work as part of a team to ensure smooth hospital operations.

Skills

Good communication skills

Team player

Distress coping ability

Education

Secondary education

Job description

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 work within the Ruthin 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.

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

• 1 Part time post (22.5 hours a week) – working 3 day per week on a rota to include nights, weekends and bank holidays.

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 including 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.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

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

Person specification

Experience

• Experience in a similar post

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of Hospital

Qualifications

• Good standard of secondary education

Desirable criteria

• NVQ level 2 in customer service

Availability

• To be available to work weekends and bank holidays

Community Sites

• Ability to travel within geographical area in a timely manner

Health & Wellbeing

• Able to cope with distressing situations

Aptitude & Abilities

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

Desirable criteria

• Ability to speak Welsh