General Porter
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our portering team at Eastbourne Hospital . This is a position working 12 hour shifts, days and nights.
A porter within a busy acute hospital setting will carry out many responsible duties. The main role and responsibilities are to move patients around from wards and departments such as X-Ray, CT, MRI, A&E.
Main duties of the job
Porters also attend fire calls, Emergency calls, Resus calls to assist the clinical teams, medical gasses and helicopter landings. This is a varied jobs role which the successful applicant will be required to be in good physical health.
A Trust induction and full training will be given.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us
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.
Person specification:
Other
Essential
- Reliable work record
- Evidence that personal behaviour reflects Trust Values
Experience
Essential
- Previous Portering experience
- Previous experience of working as part of a team
Desirable
- Customer Service or relevant experience relating to NHS.
Qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of good general education including Maths and English
Desirable
- Knowledge of portering role / NVQ level 2
skills, knowledge and abilities
Essential
- Knowledge of general hospital environment.
- Ability to work on own initiative and unsupervised
- Good communication skills both verbal and non-verbal
- Ability to complete basic written reports.
- Ability to prioritise duties against set parameters.
- Must be able to carry 56lbs in weight
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device