Pool Porter in Sunderland

Choice Facilities Services are seeking a passionate, hardworking and reliable individual to join our team and fulfil the role of a Pool Porter. The role of a Porter is an exciting opportunity for people who are motivated, flexible, task-focused and who have excellent communication skills. We encourage and support our employees to progress within Choice and offer full training on the job.

As a Porter, you would be responsible for assisting in the efficient and effective provision of Portering Services to staff, patients and visitors. Choice Facilities Services work together to deliver nationally recognised high quality, safe, cost-effective services for the people, patients and stakeholders.

Main duties of the job include:

• Using electronic task allocation device (radio) to carry out duties.
• Using computers to carry out online training.
• Answering telephone at helpdesk and responding to customer enquiries.
• Collecting specimens from wards and departments to Pathology and return of specimens if required.
• Collecting, delivering and processing post for onward distribution.
• Delivering pharmacy to wards and departments.
• Undertaking patient transport duties between wards and departments ensuring patient modesty and safety at all times.
• Transporting deceased patients from wards to the Mortuary using concealment trolleys.
• Assisting in the transfer, moving and disposal of equipment and furniture.

We are looking for 20-hour Pool Porters, with shift patterns that include weekends, night shifts, bank holidays and flexibility to cover sickness and annual leave at short notice. Portering Services are in operation across multiple NHS sites, with the primary base of work being South Tyneside District Hospital.

Applicants MUST BE 18+ years for this post.

About us: City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT). We provide a full range of Facilities Management, Procurement and Outpatient Pharmacy services. We employ staff in a wide range of functions, including cleaners, porters, engineers, procurement and pharmacists.

We welcome all applications regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, particularly from under-represented groups.

Job responsibilities include being responsible for assisting in the efficient and effective provision of Portering Services to staff, patients and visitors.

Skills and Knowledge required:

• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, staff and visitors.
• Flexible approach to tasks and hours of work, including weekends, shift patterns and public holidays.
• Basic IT Skills.

Qualifications:

• Basic Numeracy and Literacy education.
• Literacy Level 2 (equivalent to GCSE Grade C).
• Numeracy Level 2 (equivalent to GCSE Grade C).
• Class B driving license.

Experience:

• Experience working with the general public.
• Experience of working in a hospital environment.

Physical Skills:

• Requirement for walking, lifting and bending throughout each day.
• Physically fit to lift and move patients and objects in accordance with manual handling training.
• Able to undertake varied manual tasks.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.