Hospital Porter (Bank)

NHS Jobs; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement (Working Time)

Pension scheme

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital is seeking a part-time Porter to support the Property and Facilities team on the bank. You will help move patients and equipment, keep the theatre environment clean and ready, and assist staff to maintain a safe and welcoming area for patients undergoing surgery.

The role requires good communication with staff and patients, a willingness to undergo DBS checks, and the ability to lift and move heavy items. Competitive benefits accompany the position.

Qualifications

• Requires good communication with patients.
• Willing to undergo DBS checks.
• Able to push beds and lift equipment.

Responsibilities

• Collect and return patients to their rooms before and after surgery.
• Maintain theatre environment and its equipment.
• Assist with cleaning of theatre environment and equipment.
• Work with the theatre team to ensure a smooth and safe operating environment.
• Interact with patients to reassure and support them throughout their stay.

Skills

Good communication

Physical fitness

Team player

Job description

Porter Wessex Hospital | Property and Facilities | Bank | Part time | £13.10 per hour Are you good with people? Do you feel comfortable with physical work, like pushing beds and lifting heavy equipment? If so, this is a fantastic opportunity to join the UK's largest Healthcare Charity, where you can enjoy a highly rewarding role. We're taking care of the nation's health and it starts with you. As a Porter at our hospital, you'll need to be a good communicator, as this role involves helping our patients to feel relaxed and reassured, before and after surgery. It's also essential that you're happy to undergo our Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, as part of your application. As a Hospital Porter, you will: Be part of a close-knit professional team Collect and return patients to their individual rooms, before and after surgery Work with your colleagues to ensure that the theatre environment and its equipment are fully functioning Help with the cleaning of the theatre environment and equipment Work in a fast-moving clinical environment Maintain constant and effective interaction with our theatre team Helping you feel good We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind.

• From Holiday in line with the Working Time Directive, access to our Pension Scheme and discounted gym membership at £35.00 a month.

Working on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability. Wessex Hospital Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital is a stunning 46 bedded private hospital in West Hampshire with specialisms in Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Urology, Women's Health and Spinal surgery. The hospital also benefits from having onsite Radiology, Pathology, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy and Hydrotherapy so we can give our patients a complete package of care. There are 16 consulting rooms with speciality outpatient rooms, 46 private patient bedrooms with en‑suite facilities, 24 hr resident doctor on site (RMO) and four operating theatres and one endoscopy suite. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. It starts with you.