Porter

Kier Construction; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Kier Construction is seeking a Porter for their team in Huntingdon, Cambridge. The role involves ensuring safe movement of patients and materials within a medical environment. Ideal candidates will have experience in portering, strong health and safety awareness, and excellent communication skills.

Benefits

Variety of tailored benefits

Commitment to diversity and inclusion

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a medical portering environment.
• Awareness of Trust policies and guidelines.
• Ability to identify hazards and report them.

Responsibilities

• Carry out movement of patients and equipment safely and efficiently.
• Provide safe portering and security service to wards.
• Collect and deliver medical specimens.

Skills

Communication

Compassion

Health and Safety Awareness

Prioritization

Job description

We're looking for a Porter to join our team based in Huntington, Cambridge.

Location

Hinchingbrooke Treatment Centre - Huntington, Cambridge.

Hours

15 hours per week, on a shift rota basis between 7:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Porter, you'll be carrying out the movement of both Patients and other portable equipment, materials, and consumables at Hinchingbrooke Treatment Centre.

Your Day To Day Will Include

• Ensuring that all tasks listed within the portering specification are carried out safely, efficiently, and within the appropriate response times.
• Providing a prompt and safe portering and security service to all wards and departments, in line with the Trust's needs.
• Being responsible for the collection and delivery of specimens.
• Becoming trained, skilled, and competent to deal with Medical gas bottle collection, delivery, and connections.
• Reporting all significant matters to the portering/security team leader.

What are we looking for?

This role of Porter is suitable if you have:

• Previous experience of portering within a medical environment, with the ability to prioritize workload.
• An awareness of Trust policies and guidelines.
• A strong understanding of health and safety regulations with the ability to identify potential hazards and report them to the Team Leader.
• The ability to show respect and compassion when dealing with sensitive situations.
• Excellent communication skills.

If you would like to work with a dedicated and professional team, we would love to hear from you!

We value potential at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome. Even if you don't meet every requirement, please apply and let's have a chat.

Rewards And Benefits

We offer a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. More information about our benefits can be found here.

Diversity and Inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive workplace is a priority. We are committed to ensuring fair opportunities for all, including disabled applicants, through our Disability Confident initiative. Due to the nature of this role, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check will be required. Some roles may be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to your application to #joinkier