Porter

Job Description:

 Porter

George Eliot Hospital, College Street, Nuneaton, CV10 7DJ

Monday to Sunday 7.00 – 19.00 and 19.00 - 7.00 (Flexible)

£11.21 per hour Monday to Friday, Saturdays and nights £17.22 and Sunday £22.34

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust

We are looking for reliable, compassionate, and hardworking Porters to join our bank scheme to cover shifts in the Estates & Facilities team at George Eliot Hospital. As a key member of the hospital support service, you will help ensure the smooth running of clinical operations by safely and efficiently moving patients, goods, equipment, and waste throughout the Trust.

You will play a vital part in maintaining a safe, clean, and caring environment for patients, staff, and visitors.

What you’ll be responsible for:

The Porter will be providing the following support to the Estates & Facilities team.

• Provide a portering service to all wards & departments. To escort and convey patients by wheelchair, bed or trolley
• Distribute food trolleys and boxes – and food items
• Report any suspicious incidents and assist where necessary
• When required, assist with low level security requests
• When required, assist with car parking duties
• Comply with the health and safety procedures when moving patients/equipment’s around the site.
• Use all work equipment and personal PPE properly and in accordance with training received.

Key skills & Qualities

• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Physically fit and able to undertake manual handling tasks.
• Calm, professional, and compassionate in a busy hospital environment.
• Work well as part of a team and can adapt to changing priorities.
• Experience working in a customer service, healthcare, or facilities environment desirable but not essential.

As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits:

• Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week
• Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime
• Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts
• Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone
• Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements
• Training and development opportunities- Keep up with the essentials and more
• Build holiday allowance for every shift you work- your work life balance is important to us
• Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yours

Who are NHS Professionals?

We specialise in putting people in place to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.

As an equal opportunities’ organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective Bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants form a range of backgrounds to apply.

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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

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