Hospital Porter

About the role

We are a new private day care hospital in Peterborough and plan to open early 2023. As one of only a very few private hospitals to be commissioned in recent years, this a very rare opportunity to be part of an exciting project to develop surgical and diagnostics services and support in shaping service delivery from a blank sheet of paper to ensure efficiency, free from corporate constraints.

We expect our team to be unique people with the pioneering spirit, initiative and personal drive who are keen to be part of a small team of like-minded individuals. As a suitable candidate, you will have strong interpersonal skills and positive can-do attitude. It will also be essential to work collaboratively within our small team in an engaging, persuasive and stimulating way. We will ensure that your voice is heard as part of a wider co-operative and interdependent team.

You will benefit from working in the state-of-the-art day surgery hospital equipped with modern technology and a friendly working environment.

We are looking for resilient and practical colleagues with a team spirit, who can work at pace in our healthcare environments. hours of work will be between 0700-2200, ad-hoc Saturdays.

Responsibilities will include:

Working on varied tasks in a friendly team, your main aim will be to carry out all portering duties as required and in accordance with the work schedule for your area.

• Move patients, on trolleys or wheelchairs, between wards and departments as required
• Delivering clean linen to wards and patient areas
• Collection of domestic and clinical waste, and dispose of safely, some of which may be hazardous
• Moving furniture and medical equipment safely around the building
• Transfer files, specimen samples and pharmacy boxes to different parts of the hospital
• Changing of Medical Gases cylinders for piped gases
• Assisting good in with deliveries and goods in
• Assisting maintenance with basic tasks
• Assisting with basic security tasks, ensuring the building is secure and safe
• Driving, collection and delivery of pathology samples and general goods
• Managing external areas such as car parking and pedestrian walkways in particular in winter
• Keyholder duties including unlocking and locking up the building
• Dealing with post and parcels

The above duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list and may be reviewed/ amended to meet the business needs.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £22,383.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Peterborough: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Do you have previous experience in a healthcare or clinical environment ?preferable

Language:

• English (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Shift availability:

• Day shift (required)
• Night shift (required)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 28/04/2023
Expected start date: 01/05/2023