Facilities Technician (XN02)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

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Job summary

PORTERS WANTED!

Do you want to make a difference to your local community?

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is looking for flexible and reliable individuals to work as Facilities Technicians (Portering) at both Leeds General Infirmary and St James's Hospital.

We currently have permanent vacancies, for Facilities Technicians to work as a Porter responsible for the movement of patients, waste and items around the site.

The available positions are on a permanent basis working 37.5 hours a week on a variable shift pattern. The shifts include earlies, lates, nights and weekends working on a variable rota with 2 weeks notice of the shifts you are required to work. There are currently no fixed shift patterns available at this time, so candidates are expected to be flexible in their availability.

Successful applicants will be invited to an interview assessment centre held on the 3rd September at the Leeds General Infirmary. The assessment centre will be recruiting for positions available at both LGI and SJUH sites regardless of the interview location.

A full enhanced DBS check will be required for all roles.

Main duties of the job

The roles will be to provide portering services to patients, transporting them to and from clinical areas across the site. There will also be an expectation to move waste and other items and complete ad-hoc duties when required.

- The ideal candidates will be enthusiastic, good team players and able to work on their own initiative and be able to demonstrate the Leeds Way Values, these being:-

- Patient Centred

- Accountable

- Collaborative

- Fair

- Empowered

Full Training and a uniform will be provided on appointment.

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest employers in Leeds, employing over 20,000 staff and providing care to 1.6 million patients every year. The Estates and Facilities team keep the Trust's sites running and manage one of the largest estate portfolios across the NHS. With over 2,500 staff, we provide a range of facilities management services and ensure our buildings and environments are fit for purpose, clean and safe.

Whether we're cleaning wards, maintaining buildings, monitoring environmental impact, providing staff childcare, delivering hot meals to patients or patrolling our sites, we support the delivery of patient care. Guided by our Leeds Way Values, we are committed to creating the best place to work and being the employer of choice for estates and facilities in the region. By joining the team, you'll have access to a friendly support network with ongoing training, career progression and an excellent benefits package

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Date posted

06 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9298-FAC-028

Job locations

Leeds General Infirmary

Great George Street

Leeds

LS1 3EX

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is member of the facilities operational team and will be responsible for carrying out any duties commensurate with the grade of post. The role includes provision of catering, cleaning, portering, receptions, logistics and traffic management across any of the Trust sites. The role requires flexibility in approach to the duties required as these may alter throughout the course of a work day/week, however the post holder will have one primary role that they will orientate towards on a daily basis. High standards of quality will be expected to be delivered in line with Facilities/LTHT practices and policies.

The post holder will be expected to have basic knowledge of a number of administrative and operational functions and utilise both facilities and LTHT IT systems in order to complete their job role. The nature of the role requires the use of responding to some tasks via a defined communication system.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of cleaning commercially in previous roles
Experience of working within a customer facing role
Experience of catering commercially in previous roles
Experience of Portering commercially in previous roles

Desirable

Experience of working within a healthcare setting
IT skills/computer literate
Experience of infection/cross contamination control practises

Qualifications

Essential

Basic literacy & numeracy - GCSE or equivalent in Maths/English

Desirable

Food Safety level 1 Cleaning / Housekeeping NVQ or equivalent Health and Safety level 1 NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care

Skills & behaviours

Essential

Ability to work under own initiative and as part of a team
Prioritise workload with competing demands and tight deadlines
Conduct themselves in a polite professional appearance/ manner at all times

Additional Requirements

Essential

Ability to carry out physical tasks and be physically fit

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of cleaning commercially in previous roles
Experience of working within a customer facing role
Experience of catering commercially in previous roles
Experience of Portering commercially in previous roles

Desirable

Experience of working within a healthcare setting
IT skills/computer literate
Experience of infection/cross contamination control practises

Qualifications

Essential

Basic literacy & numeracy - GCSE or equivalent in Maths/English

Desirable

Food Safety level 1 Cleaning / Housekeeping NVQ or equivalent Health and Safety level 1 NVQ level 2 in Health and Social Care

Skills & behaviours

Essential

Ability to work under own initiative and as part of a team
Prioritise workload with competing demands and tight deadlines
Conduct themselves in a polite professional appearance/ manner at all times

Additional Requirements

Essential

Ability to carry out physical tasks and be physically fit

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.