Porter

Practice Plus Group; London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare service provider in London is seeking a part-time Porter to support healthcare teams in a prison environment. This role offers a salary of up to £28,800 annually (pro rata) and requires experience in healthcare settings. Responsibilities include handling portering tasks and maintaining a tidy environment. Opportunities for career development and various employee supports are provided.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Financial assistance

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare is required.
• Good IT skills are essential.
• Must work well in a busy environment.

Responsibilities

• Support healthcare colleagues and manage a tidy area.
• Handle portering duties, including stock delivery.
• Maintain and enhance clinical service delivery.

Skills

Experience working within a healthcare setting

Good IT skills and literacy

Ability to work in a busy environment

Ability to work unsupervised

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Porter to join our team at HMP Wormwood Scrubs, a category B men's prison located in London.

Salary - This position is part time working 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday mornings only. You’ll receive an annual salary up to £28,800 per annum pro rata - depending on experience.

How will we support you?

• Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
• Competency framework
• Regional and national career development opportunities
• Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
• Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK on a permanent basis and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks.

Main duties of the job

As a Porter, your responsibilities will vary. You will

• Be dealing with patients, healthcare colleagues and other professionals over the phone and face to face and ensure that everyone is working in a tidy healthcare area.
• The Porter post is a varied role, undertaking a range of delegated portering duties, including unloading, delivery of stock, and any other general tasks required across Prison Healthcare Service.
• Develop and apply new skills to maintain and enhance clinical service delivery.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning. It doesn’t stop there we also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. We’re the UK’s leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Group’s purpose is to unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as we would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications

• Experience working within a healthcare setting
• Good IT skills and IT literacy
• Ability to work within a busy environment
• Ability to work unsupervised whilst following policy and procedures

Although not essential, ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment.

Job responsibilities

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE

+ MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

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.