South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Community Porter

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Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our team, where our purpose is to deliver high quality, safe healthcare for Redcar, East Cleveland and Guisborough Primary Care Hospitals.

The successful candidate will have a sound general education, good communication skills and a mature and professional approach.

They will have basic IT skills and experience of emails, possess good organisational/time management skills, have the ability to use their own initiative, working autonomously or part of a team and be flexible in their approach to work .

To assist in the provision of a high quality, courteous service to the patients, wards and departments of the Hospital.

To liaise with nursing, medical, reception/admin and clerical staff within the wards and departments in order to provide a seamless service, maintaining good and effective working relationships throughout the Trust

Successful candidate must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a key member of the team and will facilitate the delivery of the teams objectives:

Collection/disposal of waste including -general/clinical/sharps
Timely collection of specimens from wards
Delivery of clean/dirty laundry
Medical gas cylinder monitoring/replacement
To be responsible for the transport of patients and hospital equipment
Securely unlock and lock 2 buildings (Langbaurgh House and Guisborough)
Ensure that work to Trust policies and procedures including health and safety standards and practices.

Please note this vacancy may close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:o Your Leadership Impacto Service Improvement for Beginners

After you complete these one and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team

Date posted

12 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

328-FCS-6645237

Job locations

Redcar/East Cleveland/Guisborough PCH

West Dyke Road

Redcar

TS10 4NW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Customer Care
Dealing with the Public

Desirable

Hospital environment experience

Qualifications & Training

Desirable

Maths & English (Level 1)
Microsoft packages; email, word, excel

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

oPrevious experience of working in an NHS environment or equivalent experience
oAwareness of confidentiality and general data protection regulations

Desirable

Experience of reception duties
Manual Handling

Personal Attributes

Essential

Ability to use own initiative, working to tight deadlines either autonomously or as part of a team
Good organisational/time management skills
Good communication skills

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Customer Care
Dealing with the Public

Desirable

Hospital environment experience

Qualifications & Training

Desirable

Maths & English (Level 1)
Microsoft packages; email, word, excel

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

oPrevious experience of working in an NHS environment or equivalent experience
oAwareness of confidentiality and general data protection regulations

Desirable

Experience of reception duties
Manual Handling

Personal Attributes

Essential

Ability to use own initiative, working to tight deadlines either autonomously or as part of a team
Good organisational/time management skills
Good communication 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.

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Redcar/East Cleveland/Guisborough PCH

West Dyke Road

Redcar

TS10 4NW

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Redcar/East Cleveland/Guisborough PCH

West Dyke Road

Redcar

TS10 4NW

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)