Post Room Porter

NHS; Dewsbury; On-site; GBP 24,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a dedicated Post Room Porter to join their team. This part-time role, requiring 15 hours a week, involves supporting the operational portering team by sorting and delivering post, assisting with basic portering tasks, and ensuring a clean and tidy environment. Ideal candidates will demonstrate a commitment to high standards of service and patient care. Join a passionate team dedicated to improving patient experiences while enjoying benefits like a generous holiday allowance and access to health and wellbeing services.

Benefits

NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health and wellbeing services

Onsite nurseries

Childcare vouchers

Car lease scheme

Home electronics schemes

Working carers support

Qualifications

• Experience in portering or similar roles.
• Ability to respond to service requirements and patient needs.

Responsibilities

• Sort and deliver post to various departments efficiently.
• Assist with cleaning and maintenance tasks as needed.

Skills

Portering

Customer Service

Emergency Procedures

Job description

Job summary

Please note that this role is not on the Home Office list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. Please note this advert may be closed earlier than the advertised closing date. The Ancillary team at Dewsbury Hospital provides a portering service to support and maintain the high standards expected from the Trust. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dependable Post Room Porter to join the Trust and become part of our busy and dedicated team to support and deliver an efficient service. This is a part-time position working 15 hours per week, Thurs & Fri - 08.00am - 16.00pm.

Main duties of the job

1. Working as part of the operational portering team, you will pick up and sort post to and from all areas in a timely manner. You will also be required to assist with the franking of post.
2. You will be responsive to the requirements of the service, sensitive to patient's needs, courteous, and caring to all service users.
3. The successful applicant will undertake a number of other basic portering tasks, including assisting medical record porters and undertaking other basic portering duties.
4. The post holder will be responsive to the requirements of the service, sensitive to patients' needs, courteous, and caring to all service users.
5. The duties allocated to the Post Room Porter may be routine planned tasks or require an immediate response to meet the demands of the Trust.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients' homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate, and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts, and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services, and extensive benefits and support, including onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Details

Date posted: 08 May 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 2

Salary: £23,615 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 000282

Job locations: Dewsbury District Hospital, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 4HS

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key requirements

1. Responsible for reporting incidents requiring pest control and supporting and assisting the cleaning and maintenance tasks involved with pest control.
2. Understand, apply or provide support in emergency procedures including major alerts and fire procedures.
3. Provide a messenger service between wards and departments.
4. Ensure common areas are kept clean and tidy.
5. Understand the operation of the department to assist in its smooth running and enable them to prioritise workload.
6. Liaise with wards/departments with booking in goods delivered directly to the areas.
7. File all receipted/non receipted documents in the correct manner as per filing system.
8. Marking boxes up with relevant order numbers to prepare for onward deliveries.

Additional duties include liaising with wards/departments and procurement about deliveries.

Person Specification

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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 (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.