Job summary
We are looking for a new porter to join our exiting portering team at a very exciting time. We are about ready to move into our brand new hospital and this role will be key to helping everyone settle into their new surroundings.The role is to deliver food, goods, linen waste and supplies to all areas of the Trust including remote sites. The role does not include patient transfers.
Career Progression pathways and development opportunities:
We are committed to get the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. For this role, we offer career pathways to clinical roles, such as HCA and to various roles in the Facilities team. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development in administration and management.
Main duties of the job
The role includes delivering lunch and supper to all wards twice a day and other food deliveries throughout the week. Delivery of supplies and goods as they are received by the goods in departments. The role also includes waste collection and waste management.
The porters work in two teams and these teams have rolling shift patterns to work 37.5 hours per week over a 4 week period to provide a good work life balance. Some weeks you will work 3 days and others 7 days. There are 2 start times, 8.00am to 4.00pm and 10.00am to 6.00pm.
The ideal person for this role will be someone who works well in a team, but also able to work on their own. They would need to be committed to the Trust values and demonstrate this to our patients and colleagues alike.
This role will involve driving, manual handling and visiting other sites on a regular basis, using our vehicles, therefore a full driving licence is essential.
Agile and flexible working:
As one of the few Trusts in London we are proud to offer flexible working as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work 37.5 hours per week Monday to Sunday in a fixed rota system, within the time frames from 8.00 to 6.00pm, giving you the very best of good work life balance.
About us
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To collect meal trolleys from main kitchen and deliver to wards (including ward provisions).
- Delivery of provisions to departments across the Springfield Site
- To collect previous meal delivery trolley (including food waste) from the wards and return to the main kitchen.
- To deliver goods from the Main Stores to wards and departments.
- To cover Post Room duties in the absence of the Post Room staff i.e. delivery and collection of post to wards and departments, sorting and franking of post.
- To collectunwanted/broken furniture from wards and departments on the Springfield and take to the waste compoundor to the Furniture Store for reuse.
- To undertake minor furniture moves as required. This may involve travelling to other sites.
- To cover pharmacy delivery duties as required.
- To deliver clean linen and collect dirty linen from wards.
- To undertake linen top-up duties when required.
- To collect domestic waste from external bins and remove to the on-site compactor for onward disposal.
- To ensure Clinical Waste bins are in situ across the site, correctly labelled and to take full bins to the compound for onward disposal.
- To assist in the induction of new porters.
- To report any concerns to the Charge hand Porter.
- To make regular checks of portering vehicles e.g. lights, tyres, etc and report any defects/concerns to the Charge hand Porter.
- Litter Picking
- Cleaning general waste refuse bins
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To collect meal trolleys from main kitchen and deliver to wards (including ward provisions).
- Delivery of provisions to departments across the Springfield Site
- To collect previous meal delivery trolley (including food waste) from the wards and return to the main kitchen.
- To deliver goods from the Main Stores to wards and departments.
- To cover Post Room duties in the absence of the Post Room staff i.e. delivery and collection of post to wards and departments, sorting and franking of post.
- To collectunwanted/broken furniture from wards and departments on the Springfield and take to the waste compoundor to the Furniture Store for reuse.
- To undertake minor furniture moves as required. This may involve travelling to other sites.
- To cover pharmacy delivery duties as required.
- To deliver clean linen and collect dirty linen from wards.
- To undertake linen top-up duties when required.
- To collect domestic waste from external bins and remove to the on-site compactor for onward disposal.
- To ensure Clinical Waste bins are in situ across the site, correctly labelled and to take full bins to the compound for onward disposal.
- To assist in the induction of new porters.
- To report any concerns to the Charge hand Porter.
- To make regular checks of portering vehicles e.g. lights, tyres, etc and report any defects/concerns to the Charge hand Porter.
- Litter Picking
- Cleaning general waste refuse bins
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oGood standard of literacy and numeracy
- oManual handling training
- oFull British driver's licence
Desirable
- oNVQ Level 2 Support Services
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working as part of a team
- oExperience of working with the general public
Desirable
- oExperience of working in a similar role
- oExperience of working within the NHS
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Good standard of customer service skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oGood standard of literacy and numeracy
- oManual handling training
- oFull British driver's licence
Desirable
- oNVQ Level 2 Support Services
Experience
Essential
- oExperience of working as part of a team
- oExperience of working with the general public
Desirable
- oExperience of working in a similar role
- oExperience of working within the NHS
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Good standard of customer service skills
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).
