Radiology Porter

Job summary

Our Radiology Porters provide an invaluable service transporting patients on beds, trolleys and wheelchairs around the hospital site . They are also involved with a wide range of other duties including moving furniture, delivering supplies, delivering of specimens to the laboratories and changing medical gases for example oxygen cylinders.

Main duties of the job

We currently have a vacancy for the role of a Radiology porter in University Hospital of Wales (UHW), in a busy Radiology department.

Our Radiology Porters provide an invaluable service transporting patients on beds, trolleys and wheelchairs around the hospital site . They are also involved with a wide range of other duties including moving furniture, delivering supplies, delivering of specimens to the laboratories and changing medical gases for example oxygen cylinders.

To succeed in this role you will need to be well presented, have excellent communication skills, be flexible and adaptable in your work and demonstrate a genuinely caring approach to others.

Radiology Porters work a variety of early and late shifts (averaging 37.5 hours per week) including some weekends. Saturday and Bank Holiday working attracts a 50% enhancement in addition to basic salary.

We are looking for someone who shares the values of the University Health Board (UHB): where we trust and respect each other, where we take personal responsibility, act with integrity and where we treat people with kindness. Staff who work in the UHB care about the people we serve and the people we work with, therefore these are essential attributes the successful candidate must have.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Boardis one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 14,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is"Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

We are a teaching Health Board with close links to the university sector, together we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals, while working on research that will unlock the cures for today's illnesses.