Job summary
General Porter
Division: Estates & Facilities
Band: 2
Salary: £22,383 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: Week commencing 27th November 2023
We are recruiting for a General Porterwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Please note the successful post holder must have a full UK Driving Licence.
Main duties of the job
To convey patients by wheelchair, bed, trolley, etc, between wards and departments on the hospital site and ensure the means of transportation is in a safe, working order and to report any defects in line with current procedures.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
The NHS are striving towards "we work flexibly" as a workforce, we want to ensure that you can work in a way that is best for us, our patients, and importantly for you. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To deliver and collect clinical & non clinical items, including post, beds, trolleys, wheelchairs, medical gases, pathology specimens, laundry, waste, furniture; responding to any ad-hoc requests and ensuring procedures are followed.
To convey deceased patients to the mortuary and to do so in a dignified manner, using the appropriate equipment, also on request to place deceased patients within the viewing room (this will include viewings for babies, and young children) in accordance with procedures, and return to storage area on request. They are the first point of contact for the undertakers out of hours.
To work to the roster prepared by the Portering Manager covering 24 hours a day, 7 days per week including bank holidays.
To undertake tasks via the Call a Porter system in a timely and efficient manner.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To deliver and collect clinical & non clinical items, including post, beds, trolleys, wheelchairs, medical gases, pathology specimens, laundry, waste, furniture; responding to any ad-hoc requests and ensuring procedures are followed.
To convey deceased patients to the mortuary and to do so in a dignified manner, using the appropriate equipment, also on request to place deceased patients within the viewing room (this will include viewings for babies, and young children) in accordance with procedures, and return to storage area on request. They are the first point of contact for the undertakers out of hours.
To work to the roster prepared by the Portering Manager covering 24 hours a day, 7 days per week including bank holidays.
To undertake tasks via the Call a Porter system in a timely and efficient manner.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 2 Support Services or good level of general education & equivalent level of working experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of good health and safety practice.
- Knowledge of data protection
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Proven experience working in health service or caring / customer facing environment
Skills
Essential
- Basic IT Skills
- The ability to navigate the portering database
- Good communication Skills
Values Based Question
Essential
- How do you demonstrate respect and dignity?
Other Attributes
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 2 Support Services or good level of general education & equivalent level of working experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of good health and safety practice.
- Knowledge of data protection
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Proven experience working in health service or caring / customer facing environment
Skills
Essential
- Basic IT Skills
- The ability to navigate the portering database
- Good communication Skills
Values Based Question
Essential
- How do you demonstrate respect and dignity?
Other Attributes
Essential
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
