Porter

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking reliable, motivated, and flexible individuals to join the Portering department. Duties include patient movements, transport of equipment, medical records, and handling of medical gases, with driving Trust vehicles.

Applicants should be prepared for shift and weekend work at either hospital site, meet physical demands, and expect a 6-month probation on new appointments. A clean, valid UK driving licence is essential.

Qualifications

• Good communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Flexibility and reliability are required for shift patterns.

Responsibilities

• Patient movements within hospital sites.
• Transport of equipment and medical records.
• Handling of medical gases and post room duties.
• Driving Trust vehicles as part of portering tasks.

Skills

Good communication

Interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Reliability

Job description

The Portering department provides a range of services including patient movements, mortuary activity, transportation of equipment, medical records, handling of medical gases and post room duties. Tasks will involve driving Trust vehicles.

Applicants should be able to undertake shift and weekend working at either of our hospital sites and be able to meet the physical demands of the post.

Applicants should note that all new appointments to Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are subject to the completion of a satisfactory 6 month probation period.

Enquires will not be responded to unless candidate has progressed to interview. In cases where a high number of applications are received, we may bring the closing date forward. You are therefore advised to submit your completed online application as early as possible

We are looking for reliable, motivated, and flexible individuals with good communication and interpersonal skills suited to the special needs of a hospital environment.

A Clean, valid UK driving licence is essential criteria for all applicants.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.