Porter- Whitchurch Hospital
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Job summary
To work alone or as part of a team providing a high standard of servicefor patients, visitors, staff and outside agencies.
7 am start to 3 pm including weekend and bank holiday rotas. Bank positions are also available. Pay enhancements are made for weekend and bank holiday hours.
Main duties of the job
Porters play a vital role in providing an excellent service to all teams.
They can be the first point of contact and need to be compassionate, caring, respectful and be able to assist with confidence.
- Delivery of post.
- Receiving NHS stores and other deliveries onto site and store away.
- Collection of patient prescriptions.
- Moving of deceased patients to mortuary.
- Cleaning/tidying of areas e.g. car parks, etc.
- Taking delivery of bio-fuel.
- Setting up of meeting rooms.
- Delivering patients meals from main kitchen to wards e.g breakfasts, etc.
- Working to SCHT policies and guidelines.
About us
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Details
Date posted
03 May 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£22,383 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
825-6088936-OPS
Job locations
WHITCHURCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
CLAYPIT STREET
WHITCHURCH SHROPSHIRE
SY13 1NT
Employer details
Employer name
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
Address
WHITCHURCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
CLAYPIT STREET
WHITCHURCH SHROPSHIRE
SY13 1NT
Employer's website
https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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