Chargehand Porter

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to GCSE grade 4 /C or above in Maths and English (or equivalent or relevant experience)

Desirable

• Evidence of workplace learning

Experience

Essential

• Significant NHS Portering experience.
• Significant Supervisory/ Management experience
• Experience of dealing with the public.
• Ability to prioritise and meet tight deadlines

Desirable

• Experience of working with and building effective working relationships with staff of all disciplines.
• Work within a Health Service environment.
• Working within a team

Further Training

Essential

• Knowledge of Health and Safety in the workplace.
• Knowledge of Customer Care
• Knowledge of Handling and Lifting techniques.
• Understanding of Equality and Diversity
• Knowledge of Infection Control
• Willing to undertake further Mandatory training and any relevant to the development of the role
• Demonstrate commitment to personal development.
• Evidence of workplace training

Desirable

• Training relevant to the Post
• Appraisal training

Special Skills/Aptitudes

Essential

• Supervisory Skills
• Ability to use own initiative and work under pressure.
• Demonstrate a tactful understanding manner when dealing with our stakeholders / staff and a variety of people and situations
• Good communication skills / Computer literate
• Literacy skills
• Must demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality

Other Factors

Essential

• Full Clean Driving Licence
• Flexibility to meet the needs of the service
• Ability to stand for long periods, walk long distances and perform manual handling duties.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).