Porter in Wotton-under-Edge

Job summary

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO EVERY LIFE

We have an exciting opportunity for a Porter to join our team at HMP Eastwood Park, a closed category women's prison.

Hours 37.5 hours per week Monday - Friday: 8am - 4pm

Salary This position is full time, youll receive an annual salary of £25,821 - £28,574 per annum

This is a fixed term contract until September 2029.

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How will we support you?

Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course

Competency framework

Regional and national career development opportunities

Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs

Support from the wider team

Candidates are required to have a Legal right to work in the UK and due to the nature of the role, offers of employment will be subject to additional vetting and security checks

Main duties of the job

As a Porteryour responsibilities will vary. You will:

• Provide a high standard of portering services and housekeeping, escorting visitors and contractors into and around the prison.
• You will deal with patients, healthcare colleagues and other professionals over the phone and face to face. Deliver a tidy healthcare area, monitoring and ordering stock as necessary, paying attention to expiry dates and cost of equipment. Inspire excellence by dealing with patients and colleagues professionally.
• Promote professionalism within the completion of your duties to ensure a tidy, safe environment is maintained across all healthcare areas.
• Share knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care, and build multi-disciplinary teams of clinical and non-clinical colleagues who support each other to do a great job.

If you are interested in career development, we have a wide range of opportunities for you to develop your skills and experience, which include both internal and external options for development and learning.

It doesnt stop there we also offer:

• Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
• Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
• 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it

About us

The Health in Justice team at Practice Plus Group makes a real difference across over 53 prisons, young offenders and immigration removal centres. Were the UKs leading independent provider of NHS services to over 40,000 patients in secure environments, always putting their needs first, regardless of their background.

Practice Plus Groups purpose is to Unlock your best work life and we stand by our core values:

• we treat patients and each other as they would like to be treated
• we act with integrity
• we embrace diversity
• we strive to do things better together

We are looking for caring, compassionate but also driven professionals who can help us drive our vision for a fair and inclusive healthcare access to all.

Qualifications, skills and experience required:

• A good basic level of education
• Excellent communication skills
• Anon-judgmental and compassionate approach
• Be able to move and handle heavier items and loads, transporting good around the prison, with the help of trolleys and cages
• Be proactive, and on the lookout for ways to improve the service
• Any porting experience would be a bonus, as would any experience within stock management / inventory

Secure environments are one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for healthcare professionals to work. If youre looking for a role where you can develop your existing healthcare skills and learn something new every day in an environment that never stands still, then this could be the right opportunity for you.