Bank Contract - Theatre Porter

Job description

Job responsibilities

Recognised by 'Best Companies' as being one of the Top 15 Health and Social Companies to Work for in 2023, here at Horder Healthcare we pride ourselves on striving for the very best in everything we do, including caring for our employees careers

Reporting to the Head of Clinical Services, the Theatre Porter, will be responsible for supporting the theatre department and function, from assisting patients to maintain a high standard of patient care and safety, to preparing and cleaning the theatre suite pre and post-op.

About the role:

• To actively function as part of the caring team to deliver the highest standard of care and service for patients within the Theatre Suite
• To maintain a high standard of patient care and safety
• To assist in preparation and cleaning of the Theatre Suite and equipment prior to and following surgery
• Assist in the transfer and positioning of patients within the Theatre Suite
• Assist in circulating duties as directed by the Theatre Manager

About you:

• Good basic education including literacy and numeracy skills
• Experience of customer facing role and be able to demonstrate appropriate skills
• Experience of dealing with sensitive information
• Compassionate and caring skills
• Ability to prioritise and work under pressure

Location: The Horder Centre, Crowborough

Contract Type: Zero-Hour, Bank Contract 

Work Pattern: Varied hours

Salary: £12.30 per hour

Right to work in the UK

In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencing employment. We have assessed this role and it does not meet the criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. As such, we will not be accepting any visa sponsorships for this role, and candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK independently, without sponsorship from Horder Healthcare.

At Horder Healthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristics by applicable law.

As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our full support should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.

In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Due to the nature of work here at Horder Healthcare, and to ensure that we remain committed to our Safeguarding policy, any applicant upon an initial offer of employment will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References and Occupational Health checks will also be taken up before appointment.

Person Specification

About you

Essential

• Good basic education including literacy and numeracy skills
• Experience of customer facing role and be able to demonstrate appropriate skills
• Experience of dealing with sensitive information
• Compassionate and caring skills
• Ability to prioritise and work under pressure

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Horder Healthcare

Address

Horder Healthcare

Crowborough

TN6 1XP

Employer's website

https://www.horderhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)