Portering officer- Bank

Job overview

Please note, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role due to the required skill level and salary threshold.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a busy Hospital Portering  Bank Team within the Directorate of Estates, Facilities & PFI. The post holder will be responsible for a full range of Portering and some basic Security duties within the Portering & Security Department at County Hospital.

Portering and Security is a 24hour, 365 day service. The successful candidate will be expected to support the department through busy periods as well as to cover annual leave and absences through a shift pattern of 7am - 3pm, 3pm to 11pm and 11pm to 7am. Although at times may be requested to work outside of these hours in order to deliver a fast paced service.

Pay

Staff will also benefit from enhanced payments on top of their basic hourly pay as outlined below:

Basic pay: £12.36 per hour with and additional 12% WTD pay as a bank worker.

Additional Payments

Unsociable hours - for all hours worked between the hours of 20.00pm to 6.00am, an additional 41% will be paid per hour on top of basic payment.

Saturday Working - for all hours worked on a Saturday, an additional 41% will be paid per hour on top of basic payment.

Sunday Working - for all hours worked on a Sunday, an additional 83% will be paid per hour on top of basic payment.

Main duties of the job

We are currently looking to recruit enthusiastic persons to join our Portering & Security bank team who provide and maintain a professional, efficient, effective and timely service to patients, visitors and departments. Experience in this type of role is beneficial but is not essential as full training can be given.

A flexible approach to work, smart appearance, good communication skills and a high standard of customer care is required. The position will involve long periods of walking, patient transfers, waste removal and moving bulky items from various parts of the hospital along with dealing with some basic Security tasks as required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Skills and Experience Previous experience in a Portering or patient facing role would be an advantage, as would previous NHS experience, but not essential as full training can be given.

Candidates should meet all the essential aspects of the Person Specification which can be found at the rear of the Job Description.

Applications are invited from enthusiastic, energetic and highly motivated individuals who are passionate about providing a customer focused and efficient service. The skills we value the most in our staff are: Dedicated to providing and maintaining high standards. Working well as part of a team to achieve shared goals. Having an exemplary standard of personal conduct, positive attitudes and behaviour.

To undertake this role the successful candidates must be physically fit and able to walk around 10,000 steps per day as well as undertake other physical responsibilities within the role.

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For more details on the post, please contact Simon Barker (see contact details)