Bank Porter, Slough

Job Summary

The ideal candidate will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be competent in the use of IT systems. You will also be willing to work hard in a team, as well as confident to carry out individual duties. You will be interacting with a high number of patients each day, playing a vital part in making their stay as comfortable as possible.

Main Duties of the Job

On a typical day as a Porter you can expect to transport patients around the site, move equipment and furniture between wards, collect and deliver essential supplies and samples, undertake postal service/messenger duties, collect and dispose of waste and respond to any emergency situations that may arise. Due to the nature of the role, you will be required to adhere to departmental standards and health and safety regulations. You will also act at all times in a manner that upholds the Trust's values, working as part of a team to ensure efficiency and excellent customer care.

As part of the recruitment process you will complete a Maths and English assessment, and to progress to interview you need to pass this test. During your induction to the role of Bank Porter, you will undertake departmental training for the first four weeks, following a shift pattern.

About Us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area. We have three main hospitals – Frimley Park, Heatherwood and Wexham Park. This vacancy is at the Wexham Park site.

Our core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other – Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

Applicants need to be flexible and may be asked to work various shift patterns, including nights and weekends at times.

Date Posted

20 November 2023

Pay Scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£12.06 an hour pa inc HCAS

Contract

Bank

Working Pattern

Flexible working

Reference Number

151-NonClin-Porter03

Job Location

Wexham Park, Wexham Street, Slough, SL24HL

Job Responsibilities

Work to the roster prepared by the site Portering Supervisor. Ensure that all patients and visitors are treated in a polite and considerate manner and receive prompt assistance when required. Answer telephones efficiently and courteously and convey written and/or verbal messages quickly, clearly and accurately. Transport patients by bed, wheelchair or trolley, ensuring that the transportation is carried out safely and courteously. Check that all modes of patient / equipment transport are safe and in good working order, and place defect orders for any maintenance required to your supervisor or departmental Manager.

Person Specification

Essential:

• Worked as part of a team
• Experience in a service sector
• Previous experience in the NHS
• Experience of shift work

Disclosure & Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary to submit a disclosure for the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Employer Details

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Wexham Park, Wexham Street, Slough, SL24HL

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