Job summary
- Main area
- Corporate
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 38.5 hours per week (To include rotation of shifts patterns including nights and weekends)
- Job ref
- 156-6348567
- Employer
- Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- RCH
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £22,383 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
General Porter
Band 2
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen at the RCH for an enthusiastic, motivated, and hardworking individual to join the porters team. This position requires flexibility to accommodate the needs of the service, good communication skills and a positive and professional attitude.
Main duties of the job
To provide and maintain a professional, efficient, effective and timely service to patients, visitors and other departments that will contribute to achieving high quality patient care.
To ensure the service supports the clinical care of patients and respects the privacy and dignity of every patient.
To ensure the health and safety of both the recipients and of those delivering the service.
To contribute towards the development of best practice within the department and to the training of new starters and inexperienced staff.
To assist the Porter Management Team in the development of the service.
To provide a portering service to whole of Royal Cornwall Hospital. Additionally, to provide a portering service to other sites as required.
Due to the service being at times unpredictable, you will be expected to provide a flexible and reactive service.
Working for our organisation
Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.
To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:
- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Work health assessments
- Criminal record check standards
- Right to work checks
For further information please visit:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.
We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Good level of education
Qualifications
Desirable criteria
- Medical Gases
- Conflict resolution
- First Aid
Experience
Essential criteria
- Customer service/ care experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous portering experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communicator.
- Able to carry out instructions
- Ability to work on own and with a team.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Julie Rapson
- Job title
- senior facilities manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07789126552
- Additional information
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