Job summary
Join Our Dedicated Healthcare Team - Make a Real Difference
We are currently looking to recruit a Porter to support and assist the Fracture Clinic, Plaster Room and General Out-Patients Departments.
The hours are 37.5 per week. Working Monday to Friday, 09:00hrs to 17:30hrs (excluding Bank Holidays) to cover the core opening hours of the departments. Hours can be slightly flexible and can be discussed with the successful candidates shortlisted for the interview.
If you are looking for a challenging role which offers variety and job satisfaction, then look no further and apply now to join our team.
Main duties of the job
Provide a highly professional and customer focussed service to all patients, staff and visitors in the Fracture Clinic, Plaster Room and Out-Patient departments based at Frimley Park Hospital. You will be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team with a friendly and efficient manner, whilst maintaining high standards of patient care.To transport patients to different departments within the hospital in a timely and safe, courteous manner. You will be a point of contact to all visitors to the departments and assist in directing them as required.
You will also be required to perform non-patient related jobs, e.g. CSSD deliveries and collections; Postal deliveries and collections; Furniture moves; Medical gas cylinder exchanges; Attend emergency calls within the Out-Patient setting to ensure all essential equipment is available; Deliver Pathology samples to the lab; Deliver dirty and collect clean, Urology and ENT scopes twice daily; to name but a few.
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide a highly professional and customer focussed service to all patients, staff and visitors in the Fracture Clinic, Plaster Room and Out-Patient departments based at Frimley Park Hospital. You will be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team with a friendly and efficient manner, whilst maintaining high standards of patient care.To transport patients to different departments within the hospital in a timely and safe, courteous manner. You will be a point of contact to all visitors to the departments and assist in directing them as required.
You will also be required to perform non-patient related jobs, e.g. CSSD deliveries and collections; Postal deliveries and collections; Furniture moves; Medical gas cylinder exchanges; Attend emergency calls within the Out-Patient setting to ensure all essential equipment is available; Deliver Pathology samples to the lab; Deliver dirty and collect clean, Urology and ENT scopes twice daily; to name but a few.
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide a highly professional and customer focussed service to all patients, staff and visitors in the Fracture Clinic, Plaster Room and Out-Patient departments based at Frimley Park Hospital. You will be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team with a friendly and efficient manner, whilst maintaining high standards of patient care.To transport patients to different departments within the hospital in a timely and safe, courteous manner. You will be a point of contact to all visitors to the departments and assist in directing them as required.
You will also be required to perform non-patient related jobs, e.g. CSSD deliveries and collections; Postal deliveries and collections; Furniture moves; Medical gas cylinder exchanges; Attend emergency calls within the Out-Patient setting to ensure all essential equipment is available; Deliver Pathology samples to the lab; Deliver dirty and collect clean, Urology and ENT scopes twice daily; to name but a few.
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good education to GCSE standard or equivalent experience.
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working within a team as well as the ability to work alone
Desirable
- Previous experience in a similar role
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills and the ability to communicate clearly, both verbally, and in writing in the English language.
- Flexible approach to work with the ability to work efficiently with minimal supervision.
Special Requirements
Essential
- Due to the nature of the role, the post holder must be physically fit and have the ability to move and lift heavy objects e.g. beds, wheelchairs, furniture. Often within confined spaces.
Desirable
- Able to adapt to the service requirements and work under pressure.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good education to GCSE standard or equivalent experience.
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working within a team as well as the ability to work alone
Desirable
- Previous experience in a similar role
Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills and the ability to communicate clearly, both verbally, and in writing in the English language.
- Flexible approach to work with the ability to work efficiently with minimal supervision.
Special Requirements
Essential
- Due to the nature of the role, the post holder must be physically fit and have the ability to move and lift heavy objects e.g. beds, wheelchairs, furniture. Often within confined spaces.
Desirable
- Able to adapt to the service requirements and work under pressure.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
