Job summary
- Main area
- Porter
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 222-HSS-E&F-001
- Employer
- West London NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Broadmoor Hospital
- Town
- Crowthorne
- Salary
- £28,166 Per Annum Inclusive of Allowances
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/12/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 17/12/2024
Employer heading
Porter
Band 2
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.
Job overview
The Capital Estates & Facilities Portering department at Broadmoor hospital, Crowthorne has a vacancy as a porter working for a full time porter, working on a shift pattern over a 7-day week operation. The Portering Team are looking for a talented, enthusiastic and experienced porter to become part of a large team providing an excellent comprehensive service to our service users, staff and visitors.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the safe transportation of goods around the site. They must hold a full driving licence as they will be responsible for the safe use of Trust vehicles.
Main duties of the job
Your role will assist the service in providing an efficient, flexible and customer focused portering service. Involving a variety of tasks including the collection/delivery of Post/parcels, housekeeping stock, gas cylinders, food delivery’s, waste removal, setting up meeting rooms, consumable products, medication delivery’s, cleaning duties vehicle inspections and any other miscellaneous duties.
You will need to exhibit a professional attitude to the role with the ability to communicate well with others and demonstrate a team focussed approach to working with all trust staff as well as members of the immediate team.
You should possess a full and clean driving licence and a willingness to develop skills to drive a range of vehicles.
You should have a good understanding of Health & Safety with the ability to follow instructions to ensure that all Safe Systems of Work are adhered to.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Basic level of general education - Mathematics and English at GCSE level
- Full driving licence
Experience within a similar role
Essential criteria
- Experience within a similar role
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience working within an NHS environment
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Basic IT skills
- Good understanding of Health & Safety including Manual Handling
- Good understanding of COSHH
Desirable criteria
- Good IT skills
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good verbal and written communication
- Good organisational skills
- Able to work without constant supervision and to agreed timescales
- Highly motivated with a flexible approach
- Able to work as part of a team
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Good Fitness Level
- Highly Motivated
- Good standard of health
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Margaret Skinner
- Job title
- Logistics and Environmental Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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