General Porter/ Security in Cramlington

NHFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Established in 2012, NHFM provides specialist project management services for large and small capital developments, estates maintenance and a full range of facilities services for all of Northumbria Healthcare Trust’s sites.

We can offer you:

• Competitive rates of pay
• Enhanced rates of pay for working evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays
• Favourable employment terms and conditions – we mirror NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions which includes up to 33 days annual leave + bank holidays per year, generous maternity and paternity leave provisions, occupational sick pay, and much more
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Career development opportunities
• Fantastic staff benefits including car lease, home electronics, cycle to work and priority access to vaccinations, physiotherapy, counselling, among many more
• A great employee experience - we score very highly on our employee satisfaction metrics

We work closely with Kids First Nurseries that are based within our trust grounds at Wansbeck, North Tyneside and Hexham hospitals to care for our Trust family's children, offering care for children from 6 weeks old up to 4 years. There are a number of funding options run by the government to help working parents, including Early Years Funding and Tax Free Childcare.

Flexible working offers choice in where, when, and how we work, ensuring patients remain at the heart of all we do. It’s open to everyone, and we aim to find solutions that work for both you and the organisation. All arrangements must be reasonable and balanced to maintain safe and effective patient care.

Work for us and you will be making a real difference to the NHS and the thousands of people who use our services each year.

Job overview: The Portering departments at NHFM, Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, provide a variety of services to patients and departments, including maintaining a safe environment for patients and staff, the provision of a high quality, efficient customer orientated Portering service and compliance with the Trust Patient Confidentiality Policy. The conveyance and movement of patients by wheelchair, trolley, bed etc., the collection and delivery of linen, refuse, clinical waste trolleys, food trolleys, stores, beds, bedding, furniture, equipment and records to designated area. The sorting of incoming mail and franking of external mail as required, also driving if this is required. The post operates on a 12 hour multiple week rolling rota that includes night shift. The post will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

To assist in the direction of patients and visitors. The conveyance and movement of patients by wheelchair, stretcher etc. The collection and delivery of linen, refuse, clinical waste trolleys, food trolleys, stores, beds, bedding, furniture, equipment and records to designated area. The sorting of incoming mail and franking of external mail as required. Reception and movement of medical gas cylinders within Health and Safety guidelines. Removal of refuse from waste bins located outside the hospital entrance, on a daily basis. Daily cleaning of external areas situated at hospital entrances. The conveyance of deceased patients to the Mortuary.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities: To provide a comprehensive Porter service to all Wards and Departments on site to be flexible in approach to work and undertake other duties that are assigned under the role. The provision of a high quality, efficient customer orientated Portering service and compliance with the Trust Patient Confidentiality Policy. The job role requires that the post holder will either undertake the role of porter or security guard during their shift.

The successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. Applicants who are members of the Armed Forces, those who have a disability that requires support in the workplace and those who have been looked after by the care system as a child or young person who meet the essential criteria will be interviewed under the Trust's interview guarantee scheme. We recognise the positive value of diversity and inclusion and are committed to a workforce that is diverse, equal and inclusive. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to attend interview please make the recruitment team aware as soon as possible by calling our HR Recruitment Team on 0191 203 1415 option 2. Applicants who meet the Fit and Proper Person Requirements (FPPR) will require additional pre-employment checks in line CQC and statutory guidance.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust proudly hold a sponsor licence. In order to provide sponsorship you and the role you are applying for must meet UKVI eligibility requirements. Please check your eligibility prior to submitting an application. Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay.