Porter in Salford

We are looking to hire a Porter to work full‑time 37.5 hours per week over a 24 hour, 7 day week within the Portering Service at Salford Care Organisation. Flexibility is required as you may be required to work evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job:

• You will be required to carry out the full range of portering duties, which may include driving vehicles on and off site;
• Transferring patients around the site by wheelchair, trolley or bed, including deceased patients and all associated mortuary duties;
• Transferring medical notes and supplies to various wards and departments;
• Working on waste duties with the waste team.

About Us:

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners.

We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values – care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work‑life balance.

Candidate information:

To read more information about the advertised role and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk.

Person Specification:

Essential Qualifications:

• Basic English both written and verbal
• Basic maths skills

Desirable Qualifications:

• Full driving licence

Essential Experience:

• Customer service experience
• Experience of working various shift patterns

Desirable Knowledge:

• Knowledge of hospital environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship:

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.