Porter in Clevedon

We are seeking to recruit a proactive and motivated individual to join our busy Ancillary team, providing a comprehensive porter service at North Somerset Community Hospital, based in Clevedon. The Porter role supports the hospital and all departments by delivering a reliable, helpful and efficient service to patients, staff and visitors across the hospital site. This is a varied and fast-paced role that requires strong organisational skills, the ability to manage and prioritise tasks effectively, and clear communication skills. In post, you will be expected to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team, demonstrating a positive and solution-focused approach to their work. This is an opportunity to contribute to the delivery of Ancillary Services at Clevedon Community Hospital as part of a wider team. Working under the direction of the Hotel Services Manager, the role supports the hospital’s overall objectives.

Main duties of the job:

• General surveillance for security purposes of people entering and leaving the building.
• Assisting patients, visitors and contractors with access and general queries.
• Dealing with staff enquiries and escalating appropriately to relevant person.
• Deliver and collect mail from hospital units and departments.
• Storage and returns of Medequip equipment in outside stores.
• Accept deliveries, assist in uploading of stores, transfer to hospital stores and departments and distribute general supplies.
• Restock, issue and rotate stores.
• Keeping in good order stores and equipment.
• Collect and deliver Pharmacy to wards and clinical areas.
• Collect specimens from all departments ready for collection.
• Assemble furnishings.
• Transport patients between wards and departments as instructed.
• Keep yard and waste bin clean and orderly.

Food Safety, Health & Safety and Security:

• To receive and check food deliveries, checking delivery temperature and reporting discrepancies to the Hotel Services Manager following food hygiene regulations.
• Remove rubbish, clinical waste and sharps bins throughout the hospital, ensuring any waste bins are regularly emptied and secure.
• Responsible for medical gas/oxygen readings and replacing.

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire. Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive. We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve. Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Person specification:

• Porter experience preferable within a hospital.
• To have experience in manual handling techniques.
• Experience and ability of working in a team.
• Basic IT Skills.
• To hold a qualification in Health & safety or be willing to train.
• Knowledge of Food and Hygiene.

Qualifications & Training:

• GCSEs in English and Maths or Equivalent.
• Manual handling training.
• Physically fit for lifting, walking, pushing, etc.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.