Facilities Porter
Bournemouth Hospital | Property and Facilities | Bank | Part time
£12.33 per hour
Working on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability.
Are you good with people? Do you feel comfortable with physical work, like pushing wheelchairs and lifting heavy equipment? If so, this is a fantastic opportunity to join the UK’s largest Healthcare Charity, where you can enjoy a highly rewarding role. We’re taking care of the nation’s health and it starts with you.
As a Facilities Porter at our Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital, you’ll need to be a good communicator, as this role involves helping our patients to feel relaxed and reassured, before and after surgery. It’s also essential that you’re happy to undergo our Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, as part of your application.
The opportunity
To provide general assistance and support within the facilities function and other departments of the hospital. As our Facilities Porter your duties will include:
1. Porter patients around the Hospital safely and on time, following the correct procedures
2. Sort, deliver and frank hospital post as required
3. To collect and dispose of clinical waste and dirty laundry in accordance with policies and procedures
4. To receipt the delivery of, handling, storage and renewal of medical gas cylinders in line with health and safety requirements
The person
To succeed as a Facilities Porter, you will need:
5. To enjoy working within a team
6. Present a friendly, approachable, positive and professional image of the organisation.
7. Adopt an organised approach to your work, whilst being able to prioritise tasks throughout your working day
8. Be able to communicate calmly, politely and tactfully with team members and customers at all times, treating everyone with dignity and respect
9. To follow polices and procedures relating to Health and Safety and Infection Prevention.
10. Experience of working in a customer service / facing environment
11. A basic standard of general education, with good written and verbal skills.
Key information about the role.
Hours worked in agreement with the Facilities Manager to:
12. Cover contracted staff absence
13. Support business growth
14. Support other areas of the Hospital as agreed and required
Helping you feel good
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. From Holiday in line with the Working Time Directive, access to our Pension Scheme and discounted gym membership at £25.00 a month.
Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital
At Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital we aim to provide the highest level of private healthcare, offering a wide range of first-class medical and surgical services. We also attract many of Dorset's leading consultant surgeons and physicians. Our hospital is conveniently located close to Bournemouth's town centre on Lansdowne Road. We offer the very latest medical facilities and technology, including state of the art diagnostic equipment. We have a special focus in the areas of orthopaedics, cosmetic surgery, diagnostic scanning, and men's/women's health.
Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.
If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it’sa good idea to apply right away to ensure you’re considered for this role.
It starts with you.