[ref. f40614220] Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Bank Porter
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Portering team at our Winchester site as a Bank Porter.
As a Bank Porter in Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust you will play an important part in the provision of excellent care to our patients, and be part of a friendly and dedicated team. Porters play a crucial part in keeping the hospital working by moving patients, goods and equipment between wards and departments to where they are needed in addition to controlling and removing the clinical waste to keep out Hospital clean and hygienic.
Main duties of the job
The Bank is an ideal way of earning extra money or starting a career in the Trust. It offers work on an ad hoc or flexible basis as you will be covering shortages in staffing levels of our permanent staff, but ideally you will be available to work full time time hours across a variety of shifts 24/7 7 days a week.
The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate the following:
- A motivated “can do” attitude
- Organised and structured in your approach to work
- Ability to deal with challenges in a positive manner
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to maintain the confidentiality required when working in a patient environment
Working for our organisation
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) provides hospital services to around 570,000 people living in Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire, and specialist services to patients from all over the country. We deliver a full range of district hospital services in a variety of locations.
The successful applicant must hold the following:
- Flexible in their approach to work in order to meet the needs of a busy hospital
- Willingness to work on a rolling or ad-hoc shift pattern to cover early, late, nights and weekend shifts
- Full Clean Driving License
- Experience in a hospital based environment is preferred but not essential.
If all of the above sounds appealing and you want to help us further shape our commitment of maintaining clinical excellence in a positive and professional environment then please submit your application.
A standard disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service will be applied for in the event of a successful application.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria- Literacy to Level 1 (equivalent to CGSE G-D)
- Literacy Level 2 (equivalent to GCSE Grade C)
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria- Experience of working in a customer focused environment
- Experience working in a hospital or care environment
Other Specific Requirements
Essential criteria- Physically fit, able to undertake lifting and patient movement associated with the job role.
- Full driving license
- Ability and willingness to work shifts, including nights and weekends
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
The paperwork:
- HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
- Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
- All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
- In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
- This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.