Porter / Coordinator

Practice Plus Group; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is looking for a Porter / Coordinator to join their team at a closed prison in Derbyshire. This full-time position focuses on ensuring high standards of portering services and supporting healthcare professionals in a dynamic environment. Candidates should demonstrate excellent communication and organization skills, a compassionate approach to care, and preferably experience in healthcare settings. The salary ranges from £25,821 to £28,574 per year, depending on experience.

Benefits

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Career development support

24/7 employee assistance helpline

Qualifications

• Experience in a hospital, community, or prison environment preferred.
• Ability to work within a busy environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide portering services and housekeeping at the prison.
• Support clinicians with patient flow and appointment attendance.
• Co-ordinate stock control and deliveries.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Excellent organisation skills and initiative

Non-judgmental and compassionate approach

Education

Good basic level of education

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Porter / Coordinator to join our Healthcare team at HMP Foston Hall, a closed prison located in Derbyshire.

Hours

Monday - Friday 0800 - 1600

Salary

This position is full‑time, you’ll receive an annual salary up to £28,574 per annum FTE – depending on experience.

How we will 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 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

• Provide a high standard of portering services and housekeeping, escorting visitors and contractors into and around the prison.
• Support clinicians with the flow of patients, record attendance to appointments and facilitate patient access for booked appointments into healthcare.
• Co‑ordinate management of deliveries, stores and stock control, and monitor and order stock as necessary, paying attention to expiry dates and cost of equipment.
• Oversee IPC compliance.
• Support site visits for authorised external visitors of healthcare.
• Co‑ordinate completion and submission of tool sheets as well as other duties that may be required.
• Deliver a tidy healthcare area, monitoring and ordering stock as necessary, paying attention to expiry dates and cost of equipment.
• Inspire excellence by dealing with patients and colleagues professionally.
• Promote professionalism within the completion of your duties to ensure a tidy, safe environment is maintained across all healthcare areas.
• Share knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care, and build multi‑disciplinary teams of clinical and non‑clinical colleagues who support each other to do a great job.

Career development

We offer a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, including both internal and external options for development and learning.

Benefits

• 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 are 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 embrace diversity
• 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.

• Good basic level of education
• Excellent organisation skills and initiative
• Excellent communication skills
• A non‑judgmental and compassionate approach
• Able to work within a busy environment
• Although not essential, ideal applicants would have experience in a hospital, community or prison environment

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If you’re looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.

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.

Employer details

Practice Plus Group

Foston, Derby, Derbyshire, DE65 5DN

Website: https://practiceplusgroup.com/our-jobs/join-our-team/

£25,821 to £28,574 a year Paying up to £28,574 – depending on experience