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United Lincolnshire Hospitals are looking to recruit a number of hard working, enthusiastic individuals to join our team of bank porters at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston.

The role of the Porter is to support the smooth day to day operational running of our hospital that will provide a safe healthcare environment.

General portering duties will include:

• have good communication skills
• have a flexible and adaptable approach to prioritise workload
• have good customer service skills
• be friendly and approachable
• be reliable with good time management
• have the ability to work in a physical environment
• have the ability to work individually and as part of a team
• have awareness of Infection Prevention and Control practices within a healthcare environment
• be passionate about delivering a high quality service

Previous portering experience is desirable though full training will be given. Uniform and PPE will be provided.

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated

To undertake all ad hoc Portering duties, on and off site.

Please find the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Here you will find all the information regarding the job description and main duties.

PLEASE NOTE:
THIS VACANCY WILL CLOSE WHEN THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS IS REACHED.

BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONDUCTED USING MICROSOFT TEAMS.