Job summary
- Main area
- Porter
- Grade
- CB02
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working - 37.5 hours per week (Bank)
- Job ref
- 343-5599203-AL-JH
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust
- Town
- Epsom
- Salary
- £14.74 Bank
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 04/07/2024 23:59
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Bank Porter - Epsom
CB02
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values
Job overview
The StaffBank for Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust are seeking enthusiastic porters to join our pool of Staff Bank workers.
Epsom's Portering team are looking for staff who can be flexible with shift patterns and would be available for nights & weekends. Please only apply if you can meet these requirements. Previous porter experience is preferred.
Main duties of the job
Porters are the heartbeat of NHS hospitals, making sure crucial goods and items are delivered where they are needed most. They are also make sure patients are at the right place at the right time to get the treatment they need.
Working for our organisation
The Staffbank Benefits include:
- Weekly Pay
- Free Compliance Checks
- Access to Mandatory Training
- Flexible Working
- First refusal over agency
- Access to an NHS email giving you further access to NHS Discounts such as the Blue Light Card & Health Service Discounts
- Access to NHS Pension
- "At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values."
- OUR MISSION: 'TO PUT THE PATIENT FIRST BY DELIVERING GREAT CARE TO EVERY PATIENT, EVERY DAY'
- Theres never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.
- Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a porter, you could be moving
• patients on trolleys or in wheelchairs
• stores and equipment
• samples of patients' blood
• linens
• post and parcels
• waste
• cylinders of gas
• trolleys of food and drink
Depending on where you work in a hospital, you may have other duties including:
• cleaning and tidying outside areas and gritting in cold weather
• cleaning indoors
• replacing curtains round beds in wards
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Organization skills
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- physically fit for lifting, walking, pushing, etc
- friendly and helpful
- reliable
- able to follow instructions carefully
Desirable criteria
- calm and reassuring
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
- Sweety Patel
- Job title
- Recruitment Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02082964089
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