Porter

NHS; Clevedon; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a proactive Porter to join the Ancillary team at Clevedon Community Hospital. The role requires effective communication, strong organizational skills, and a positive approach while ensuring efficient service delivery. Responsibilities include transporting patients, managing deliveries, and maintaining hygiene standards. Ideal candidates have prior porter experience in a hospital, along with necessary qualifications. Enjoy full NHS benefits and a chance to contribute to community health services.

Benefits

Full NHS benefits

27+ days' annual leave

Participation in NHS Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Prior experience as a porter in a healthcare environment preferred.
• Ability to perform manual handling tasks effectively.
• Capable of working collaboratively within a team.
• Basic computer skills required.
• Willingness to obtain Health and Safety qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide porter services to patients, staff, and visitors.
• Transport patients between wards and departments.
• Manage deliveries and waste disposal.
• Perform various logistical support tasks as needed.

Skills

Porter experience preferable within a hospital

Experience in manual handling techniques

Experience and ability of working in a team

Basic IT Skills

Qualification in Health & safety or willingness to train

Knowledge of Food and Hygiene

Education

GCSEs in English and Maths or Equivalent

Manual handling training

Physically fit for lifting, walking, pushing, etc

Job description

We are seeking to recruit a proactive and motivated individual to join our busy Ancillary team, providing a comprehensive porter service at North Somerset Community Hospital, based in Clevedon.

The Porter role supports the hospital and all departments by delivering a reliable, helpful and efficient service to patients, staff and visitors across the hospital site.

This is a varied and fast-paced role that requires strong organisational skills, the ability to manage and prioritise tasks effectively, and clear communication skills. In post, you will be expected to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team, demonstrating a positive and solution-focused approach to their work.

This is an opportunity to contribute to the delivery of Ancillary Services at Clevedon Community Hospital as part of a wider team. Working under the direction of the Hotel Services Manager, the role supports the hospital's overall objectives.

Main duties of the job

• General surveillance for security purposes of people entering and leaving the building. Assisting patients, visitors and contractors with access and general queries. Dealing with staff enquiries and escalating appropriately to relevant person.
• Deliver and collect mail from hospital units and departments
• Storage and returns of Medequip equipment in outside stores.
• Accept deliveries, assist in uploading of stores, transfer to hospital stores and departments and distribute general supplies.
• Restock, issue and rotate stores. Keeping in good order.
• Stores and equipment
• Collect and deliver Pharmacy to wards and clinical areas.
• Collect specimens from all departments ready for collection.
• Assemble furnishings
• Transport patients between wards and departments as instructed.
• Keep yard and waste bin clean and orderly.

Food Safety, Health & Safety and Security:

• To receive and check food deliveries, checking delivery temperature and reporting discrepancies to the Hotel Services Manager following food hygiene regulations.
• Remove rubbish, clinical waste and sharps bins throughout the hospital, ensuring any waste bins are regularly emptied and secure.
• Responsible for medical gas/ oxygen readings and replacing

About us

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered. Please only provide the expiry date and not your share code within your application.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Person Specification

Skills, Knowledge, Experience

• Porter experience preferable within a hospital
• To have experience in manual handling techniques
• Experience and ability of working in a team
• Basic IT Skills
• To hold a qualification in Health & safety or be willing to train
• Knowledge of Food and Hygiene

Qualifications & Training

• GCSEs in English and Maths or Equivalent
• Manual handling training
• Physically fit for lifting, walking, pushing, etc

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.