This post is only open to internal applicants.
Band 2
Main area Portering Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 387-EF0423-MF
Site Bristol Eye Hospital Town Bristol Salary £24,169 pa pro rata + unsocial enhancements Salary period Yearly Closing 06/07/2025 23:59
As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
Are you innovative and forward thinking? Are you looking to join a collaborative team that helps keep our hospitals running smoothly? Are you interested in a hands on job?
Join the team at the largest University Hospital in the South West, where our people and patients are at the heart of everything!
We are currently recruiting a General Porter to work within the team within the Bristol Eye and Dental Hospitals to provide a comprehensive Portering service of a high standard. This is a great opportunity to work in our patient friendly hospital.
The shift pattern would be a rotation between AM, PM and weekends:
* 07:00 to 15:00
* 08:30 to 18:00
* 12:00 to 20:30
Some of these shifts will carry unsocial enhancements.
Main duties of the job
On a day to day basis, tasks will include:-
* Providing a Portering and messenger service including the transfer of patients and visitors between wards and departments.
* Collecting and delivering a range of goods including drugs, bloods, furniture, case notes, specimens, x-rays and medical gas cylinders.
* Collecting and delivering mail
* Loading and unloading hospital deliveries
* Transferring furniture and other portable equipment and machinery
* Maintaining confidentiality and attend trust training
* Responding to emergency bleeps including cardiac arrest, fire, and major trauma.
* The above duties are not an exhaustive list, you may be asked to assist with other tasks as and when required.
You will have:-
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Pleasant and friendly personality
* Ability to use your own initiative
* Understanding of the need to deal with patients, parents and staff in a helpful and supportive manner.
In return for your hard work and your professional, caring and reliable service you will have access to the following benefits:
* Competitive pay
* Access to the NHS pension scheme
* Paid annual leave, maternity and sick pay (subject to qualifying criteria)
* Training and development opportunities including apprenticeships!
* Industry leading discount schemes at local and national outlets, including insurance, holidays and shopping!
Please note - the advert normally closes early due to a high volume of applications.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities. please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* Good basic education, numerate and literate
* Full Category B Driving licence
Skills
* Basic computer skills
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
· As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
· To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.
· If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
· The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
· By applying for this post, you are agreeing to University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.
· Please be aware of scams – unless specified above, we will only communicate with you via @recruit.trac.jobs or nhs.net e-mails and we will never ask you for any payments.
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Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification
Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.
When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must all be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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