Hospital Porter (Bank)

Job summary

General Hospital Porter (Bank) Nuffield Health Oxford, The Manor Hospital | Facilities | Bank Contract - Ad hoc £13.10 per hour

Main duties of the job

As a General Hospital Porter, you will: Management of waste streams (clinical, domestic, recycling, special) Security checks (early morning opening, evening lockdown, and ad hoc) Controlling access to the basement car park Managing of patient transfers between departments Managing of both internal and external post (including recording of postal use by on-site third parties) Maintain the external environment to a high standard (including the basement car park) Moving furniture, equipment, medical gases to departments

About us

Nuffield Health Oxford Our modern hospital is based within a stone's throw of the historic City of Oxford, a world-renowned centre of excellence for surgical and medical expertise. We are proud of the wonderful environment and team we have established, providing our patients with first class care. We operate 6 well equipped and modern operating theatres with 64 well-presented ensuite rooms. We cater for inpatient and day care, providing a broad range of surgical specialties and clinics including Paediatrics, Oncology, Interventional Cardiology & Radiology, Orthopaedics, Endoscopy, Gynaecology, Urology, Ophthalmology as well as women's and men's health clinics. The hospital is located with excellent transport links by road and rail, both to and from London, Thames Valley, and the Midlands.

Job responsibilities

General Hospital Porter (Bank) Nuffield Health Oxford, The Manor Hospital | Facilities | Bank Contract - Ad hoc £13.10 per hour Working on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability. Are you good with people? Do you feel comfortable with physical work, like pushing beds and lifting heavy equipment? If so, this is a fantastic opportunity to join the UK's largest Healthcare Charity, where you can enjoy a highly rewarding role. We're taking care of the nation's health and it starts with you. As a General Hospital Porter at our Nuffield Health Manor Hospital, you'll need to be a good communicator, as this role involves helping our patients to feel relaxed and reassured, before and after surgery. It's also essential that you're happy to undergo our Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, as part of your application. As a General Hospital Porter, you will:

Management of waste streams (clinical, domestic, recycling, special)

Security checks (early morning opening, evening lockdown, and ad hoc)

Controlling access to the basement car park

Managing of patient transfers between departments

Managing of both internal and external post (including recording of postal use by on-site third parties)

Maintain the external environment to a high standard (including the basement car park)

Moving furniture, equipment, medical gases to departments

To support the Head Porter and Facilities Manager to ensure that the third party facilities providers are delivering to the agreed levels of service. Helping you feel good. We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. This includes holiday in line with the working time directive, access to our pension scheme and discounted gym membership at £35.00 a month. Nuffield Health Oxford Our modern hospital is based within a stone's throw of the historic City of Oxford, a world-renowned centre of excellence for surgical and medical expertise. We are proud of the wonderful environment and team we have established, providing our patients with first class care. We operate 6 well equipped and modern operating theatres with 64 well-presented ensuite rooms. We cater for inpatient and day care, providing a broad range of surgical specialties and clinics including Paediatrics, Oncology, Interventional Cardiology & Radiology, Orthopaedics, Endoscopy, Gynaecology, Urology, Ophthalmology as well as women's and men's health clinics. The hospital is located with excellent transport links by road and rail, both to and from London, Thames Valley, and the Midlands. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role. It starts with you.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• As a General Hospital Porter at our Nuffield Health Manor Hospital, you'll need to be a good communicator, as this role involves helping our patients to feel relaxed and reassured, before and after surgery.

Experience

Essential

• It's also essential that you're happy to undergo our Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, as part of your application.