Porter

Job summary

Porter (Maintenance) Chichester Hospital | Nursing | Bank Contract | Ad Hoc | £13.10 per hour As a Porter at our 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.

Main duties of the job

As a Hospital Porter, you will: Be comfortable with a physical role which involves pushing beds and lifting heavy equipment Be part of a close-knit professional team Collect and return patients to their individual rooms, before and after surgery Work with your colleagues to ensure that the theatre environment and its equipment are fully functioning Work in a fast-moving clinical environment Maintain constant and effective interaction with our theatre team

About us

Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital is a 30 bedded hospital within walking distance of the city centre with free onsite car parking. The hospital has two laminar flow operating theatres and two minor treatment rooms in the outpatient department. There is a small radiology department and CT/ MRI services are provided in a mobile unit. Inpatient physiotherapy is provided within the hospital whilst our outpatients attend the fitness and wellbeing centre at Chichester Gate for their follow up physio and hydrotherapy treatments.

Job responsibilities

Porter (Maintenance) Chichester Hospital | Nursing | Bank Contract | Ad Hoc | £13.10 per hour As a Porter at our 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 Hospital Porter, you will:

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

Be part of a close-knit professional team

Collect and return patients to their individual rooms, before and after surgery

Work with your colleagues to ensure that the theatre environment and its equipment are fully functioning

Work in a fast-moving clinical environment

Maintain constant and effective interaction with our theatre team

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. From Holiday in line with the Working Time Directive, Access to our Pension Scheme and discounted gym membership at £35.00 a month. 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. Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital is a 30 bedded hospital within walking distance of the city centre with free onsite car parking. The hospital has two laminar flow operating theatres and two minor treatment rooms in the outpatient department. There is a small radiology department and CT/ MRI services are provided in a mobile unit. Inpatient physiotherapy is provided within the hospital whilst our outpatients attend the fitness and wellbeing centre at Chichester Gate for their follow up physio and hydrotherapy treatments. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. 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. You will need to comply with Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks if successful. It starts with you.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• As a Porter at our 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.

Experience

Essential

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