Porter, Healthcare

Location: Little Parndon

Job Description:

Porter
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow CM20 1QX

The Princess Alexandra Hospitals NHS Trust
Band 2 - £12.71/hr (Weekdays) £16.71/hr (Saturdays) & £21.52/hr (Sundays/Bank Holidays)
Ad-hoc shifts over 7 days per week – Choose shifts to suit your availability.
Shift pattern:
Rota basis over 7 days (no min) – shifts available any time of day. Typical shifts are 8-12 hours long, so you MUST be physical capable over working for this period in a busy and rapidly changing setting.

Would you be interested in bringing your skills, personality, and experience to your local NHS hospital? Have you got the desire and drive to help with the essential functions of your local hospital? Are you looking to work on a flexible basis whenever you are available to do so?

If so, then Princess Alexandra Hospital would love to hear from you!

We have ongoing availability for Hospital Porters available at Princess Alexandra Hospital.
We are looking for Porters in all areas, such as Patient Transfers, Waste & Distribution as well as Kitchen Porters and Porters to work in Pharmacy.

Responsibilities will cover several areas such as:

· To provide a porter and messenger service, including the transfer of patients and visitors between wards and departments including A&E admissions to wards and transfers between A&E, X-ray, and wards.

· To collect and deliver a range of goods including, drugs, bloods, furniture, feed bottles, case notes, specimens, x-rays, and medical gas cylinders.

· To collect and deliver mail within the hospital

· To operate & maintain waste compound

· To transfer beds, cots, mattresses, furniture, drip stands, pump and other portable equipment and machinery

· To ensure safety of staff and visitors

· The operation of certain machinery such as the computer and associate software

· To assist in adhering to the correct procedure regarding the removal of deceased persons

· To maintain confidentiality

The skills required are

· Full training will be given

· Happy to be in a fast-paced physical role

· Eye for detail

· Food hygiene knowledge

· A good understanding of spoken and written English.

· Trained in Manual Handling

About the Trust

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a comprehensive range of acute, outpatient, and diagnostic services across three main sites:
The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping, and the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford. Serving a population of approximately 350,000 in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, the Trust employs over 4,000 staff members.

In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: –

· Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!

· First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England

· Dedicated consultants

· Flexible working options

· Free DBS and free training

· Build holiday allowance.

· Support when you need it – 24/7 365 days.

· Stakeholder pension scheme

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work flexibly within the NHS.

Working through the NHSP bank means Trusts do not have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have over 130,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades, and specialities, saving the NHS over £70 million each year. This money is then reinvested back into the NHS.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion