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Job summary

Main area
Facilities
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
264-6810935-COR
Employer
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Kettering
Salary
£23,615 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/12/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Waste Porter

Band 2

Job overview

Kettering General Hospital Foundation NHS Trust is looking to recruit enthusiastic people to join our portering team as Waste Porters. 

The successful applicants will work as part of a team that provides a caring, safe and efficient portering service to our patients.

Main duties of the job

The post will also include other duties such as the collection and disposing of waste  across all areas of the Trust.  Duties will involve driving a transit type van and will include lifting, pulling, and pushing of medium to heavy loads.

The ability to communicate effectively is essential as the role involves  interaction with patients and all other users of the hospital and will require the post holder to be aware of the need to be caring, courteous, respectful, confidential, and customer focused in the delivery of their duties. 

Applicants must hold a clean current UK driving licence and will also need Basic English language, literacy, and numeracy skills.

Previous experience of working in portering or a similar role is desirable.  

Applicants will be able to work any 5 out of 7 days and work a variety of shifts including night work on a rostered shift pattern.

** THIS ROLE DOES NOT ATTRACT SPONSORSHIP **

Working for our organisation

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values:

Compassion

Respect

Integrity

Courageous

Accountable 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.

 

** THIS ROLE DOES NOT ATTRACT SPONSORSHIP **

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full Driving Licence
  • English Language Qualification or Equivalent

Knowledge / experience

Essential criteria
  • Working in a similar environment
  • Prioritising own workload
  • Working as part of a team
  • Driving of transit vehicles

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Good written, reading & verbal skills
  • Knowledge of Health & Safety in the workplace
  • Knowledge of importance of hygiene
  • Able to use lifts
  • Able to push, pull heavy loads
  • Normal colour perception
  • Reliability

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerAge positiveDisability confident leaderInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties 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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Simon Cooper
Job title
Portering Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01536 491425
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