3196 - Facilities Operative (Portering)

Job summary

Interview Date: Week commencing 18th August 2025

Barnsley Facilities Services (BFS) have six bank vacancies for enthusiastic team players to work as Facilities Operatives within our portering team.

We are seeking flexible individuals, eager to learn and develop in a fast moving and challenging area of our business. Previous experience is desirable but not essential. We are looking for individuals who are highly motivated and want to make a difference to the patient experience and who demonstrate the values and personal qualities that support the BHNFT way of working.

As a member of our Facilities Team you will be given the opportunity to work a range of shifts as dedicated departmental and site support as a vital member of the BFS team providing a twenty-four-hour service to the Trust, its staff and patients.

What really matters to us is doing all we can to provide an excellent experience to all our patients and users, a service that cares and that delivers the right outcomes.

This is a challenging but rewarding role with excellent training opportunities to assist you in becoming a valued member of our team.

Main duties of the job

To receive and carry out requested activity via bespoke portering system on handheld device

Transport patients as requested with dignity by bed, trolley or wheelchair while transferring patient un-supervised be aware of the appropriate. Making sure that patients belongings and valuables are kept secure

To work in dedicated departments on a daily basis providing full portering support; to be sufficiently prepared for interruption and unexpected, distressing situations when involved with patient movements

Convey deceased patients on regular basis to the mortuary sensitively and completing all necessary paperwork.

Change medical gases taking due care and attention to applicable legislation for handling, storage and recognition of individual gases.

Deliver pathological specimens as requested and in cases of emergency as quickly as possible.

Collect waste material from throughout the Trust (including clinical waste). Will require moderate physical effort in the collection of materials and the checking and completion of relevant documentation.

The collection and delivery of clean and dirty linen items.

Drive electric tugs safely complying with written procedures in the basement and the outside area prioritizing work load as required including documentation regarding compliance with department health and safety practice.

Load and operate waste compactor, leaving apparatus secure when shift completed.

Deliver stores, required obtaining necessary proof of delivery.

About us

BFS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE A POSITION EARLY.

Operating as a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, BFS has over 40 years heritage in providing high quality estates, facilities, procurement services and Outpatient pharmaceutical services to the healthcare sector. With a turnover of over £50m per annum, we take pride in our people, the quality of our work and in making financial contributions back into the NHS, supporting our patients and staff to deliver front line patient services.

BFS are passionate about providing essential facilities and healthcare support services. Our highly skilled and experienced leading professionals take pride in what they do, delivering world-class services and best-in-class NHS standards.

We believe in our people and our ethos is to put our customers and team at the heart of everything we do.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Barnsley Facilities Services (BFS) are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

Certificates of Sponsorship

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