Porter

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; Presencial; GBP 21.000 - 25.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Annual leave: 27 days + bank holidays

Yearly appraisal

Maternity/paternity benefits

Health service discounts

Incremental pay progression

Employee assistance programme 24/7

LGBT+ network access

Health and wellbeing opportunities

Structured learning and development

Descripción de la vacante

Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Portering Assistant to support services at Kingsway Hospital and The Radbourne Unit, within the Royal Derby Hospital grounds. The role requires transporting patients and equipment, and adapting to changing service needs.

The post involves working across two sites, with a small dedicated team and a commitment to flexible working patterns. DBS checks are part of the recruitment process and duties may include manual handling tasks.

Formación

• Experience transporting patients, equipment or clinical items.
• Ability to manual handle tasks.
• Valid driving licence required.

Responsabilidades

• Provide a high-quality Portering Service as part of a small team, supporting services at Kingsway Hospital and The Radbourne Unit.
• Transport patients, equipment and clinical items between sites as required, with flexibility to meet service needs.

Conocimientos

Driving Licence

Manual Handling training

Descripción del empleo

Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.

We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.

We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.

Job overview

Do you want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career?

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of 'making a positive difference in people's lives'.

Main duties of the job

The role undertakes Portering duties to support services within Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, working predominantly between two key sites Kingsway Hospital and The Radbourne Unit, which is based within the Royal Derby Hospital grounds, working both internally and externally at both localities

The post holder will provide a high-quality Portering Service as a member of a small but dedicated team whilst being flexible to accommodate the changing requirements of the services we support.

Working for our organisation

Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD’ overall, commenting on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.”

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years’ service
• Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
• Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
• Health service discounts and online benefits
• Incremental pay progression
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
• Health and wellbeing opportunities
• Structured learning and development opportunities

Experience

• Experience transporting patients, equipment or clinical items

Skills

• Driving License
• Manual Handling training

Experience

• Able to undertake manual handling tasks

Additional Information

Flexible Working

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for our service and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

Disability Confident Employer

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you in the recruitment process please let us know.

DBS Checks

The cost of undertaking a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) disclosure will be met by the individual. The Trust will meet the initial costs of the disclosure which will be deducted from your first month’s salary.

This job may close early if a large number of applications are received.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

Please be aware this vacancy will close when it has hit a certain number of applications, even if this is before the listed closing date.