Porter

Job summary

Job Description Porter Vale | Hospital | Permanent | Part time Up to £25,038.00 pro rata per annum 7.5 Hours per week

Main duties of the job

The Role In this varied and physical role as a Hospital Porter you will; Collect and return patients to their individual rooms following surgery.Work alongside trained professionals ensuring that the theatre environment and equipment is fully functioning. Support the cleaning of theatre equipment and environment. Be working in a fast moving clinical environment, with constant interaction with the Theatre Team.

About us

Vale Hospitals Nuffield Health Cardiff and Vale Hospitals provide first class private healthcare to the immediate local areas of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, as well as across South Wales and surrounding regions. Our two hospitals. The Vale Hospital (mainly in-patients) and Cardiff Bay Hospital (day cases) are multi-specialty hospitals which combine the finest consultants, the latest medical technology, with the unrivalled reputation of Nuffield Health. The Vale Hospital is a purpose built, modern hospital located in beautiful surroundings of the Vale of Glamorgan. We provide 30 in-patient rooms within a very tranquil hospital setting and were recently identified as one of the top 30 most technologically advanced hospitals in the world. We host 2 fully digital ultra clean air operating theatres, an excellent physiotherapy department, 24-hour high dependency, surgical and medical RMO cover and exemplary outpatients and diagnostic service. The patient feedback for our hospital is one of the best within the Nuffield Health estate and this is something our staff and consultants are very proud of.

Job responsibilities

Porter Vale | Hospital | Permanent | Part time Up to £25,038.00 pro rata per annum 7.5 Hours per week 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. The Role In this varied and physical role as a Hospital Porter you will;

Collect and return patients to their individual rooms following surgery. Work alongside trained professionals ensuring that the theatre environment and equipment is fully functioning.

Support the cleaning of theatre equipment and environment.

Be working in a fast moving clinical environment, with constant interaction with the Theatre Team.

The Person To succeed as a Porter you will;

Be comfortable with a physical role which involves pushing beds and lifting heavy equipment.

Be a good communicator as part of your role will be ensuring that patients are feeling as relaxed and reassured prior to their surgery.

Comply with Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks if successful.

Vale Hospitals Nuffield Health Cardiff and Vale Hospitals provide first class private healthcare to the immediate local areas of Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, as well as across South Wales and surrounding regions. Our two hospitals. The Vale Hospital (mainly in-patients) and Cardiff Bay Hospital (day cases) are multi-specialty hospitals which combine the finest consultants, the latest medical technology, with the unrivalled reputation of Nuffield Health. The Vale Hospital is a purpose built, modern hospital located in beautiful surroundings of the Vale of Glamorgan. We provide 30 in-patient rooms within a very tranquil hospital setting and were recently identified as one of the top 30 most technologically advanced hospitals in the world. We host 2 fully digital ultra clean air operating theatres, an excellent physiotherapy department, 24-hour high dependency, surgical and medical RMO cover and exemplary outpatients and diagnostic service. The patient feedback for our hospital is one of the best within the Nuffield Health estate and this is something our staff and consultants are very proud of. The Benefits We want you to be the best you can be. We promise that we will support you with training opportunities, career development options and our unique health & wellbeing focused benefits package. This includes free membership across all of our Fitness & Wellbeing clubs, along with free private healthcare. Not only this but we also offer a range of lifestyle and financial wellbeing benefits. Be your best and join us in building a healthier nation. Applications will be considered as they are received and interviews will be arranged accordingly. We reserve the right to close adverts early, for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications. Therefore please apply early to ensure you are considered for the post.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Be comfortable with a physical role which involves pushing beds and lifting heavy equipment.

Experience

Essential

• Be a good communicator as part of your role will be ensuring that patients are feeling as relaxed and reassured prior to their surgery.
• Comply with Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks if successful.