Band 2 Patient Porter Birmingham, England
Job description
Job summary
We have new vacancies for enthusiastic Porters to join our Trust. Working a rotating shift pattern, five days over seven, you will join a team responsible for the effective delivery of the in-house Portering service.
This is extremely rewarding, hands on and physically demanding job within a large and busy hospital, so you must enjoy walking and be comfortable being on your feet for long periods of time. You also need to be confident talking with patients as you are going about your day-to-day tasks, and be prepared to go that extra mile at all times.
In order to be shortlisted please ensure your application and supporting information provides evidence of how you meet the person specification attached. Please check the functional assessment summary included with this vacancy listing to ensure you are able to meet the key physical requirements of this role.
Interview dates and times will be confirmed once the position has closed and shortlisting has been completed. These positions attract a lot of interest so apply early.
Interview dates will be dates between 24th - 28th April 2023.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
Delivery of high class service of moving patients safely and in a timely fashion within the trust, the department duties.
Patient moves, Specimen pickups, Furniture moves, Blood Collections, Transport, Medical gas delivery.
Also refer to Job Description.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
Job description
*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
Basic level of education in literacy and numeracy
Experience
Essential
- Able to work as a team member
- Deal with the public and able to 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.
