Job summary DSFS Ltd are looking to recruit 4 Porters on zero hour bank contracts, to work within the portering department based at the Chesterfield Royal Hospital. The duties include conducting a wide variety of portering tasks, you will be expected to work a shift pattern covering 24 hours a day / 7 days a week including weekends. Interview date:- 8th May 2025 Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered Main duties of the job Being a Porter will involve any general portering duties including patient moves, linen transportation, furniture moves, re-cycling and waste collection. The nature of this work requires a significant amount of walking between tasks throughout the shift and there is a physical element to all operations. Full training will be given for this post, which will initially require full time working for a period of 4 weeks covering all 24 hour 7 day shift patterns, attendance of regular refresher training courses is also a mandatory requirement. Good interpersonal skills are required for interacting with patients and basic computer skills are essential for logging all tasks on a central database, for which full training will be given. A full driving license is required for waste collection, for any disabled candidates alternative arrangements may be arranged. An enhanced DBS check is required for this post. About us Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that's 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. DSFS has just over 700 staff in Facilities, Estates, Procurement, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the 'Chesterfield Royal family', DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that's dynamic, flexible and proactive. Date posted 14 April 2025 Pay scheme Other Salary £23,875 a year pro rata per annum Contract Bank Working pattern Flexible working Reference number 166-DSFS-7117596 Job locations DSFS - Chesterfield Royal Hospital Top Road Chesterfield S44 5BL Job description Job responsibilities Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments section on this page. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are, along with the criteria that are required for the role. Job description Job responsibilities Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments section on this page. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are, along with the criteria that are required for the role. Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential GCSE Maths and English or equivalent Desirable Manual Handling Techniques Experience Essential Ability to work unsupervised Adaptable to meet service needs Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work as a team Desirable Worked within a hospital environment Skills and Knowledge Essential Ability to multi task Computer and keyboard skills Full UK driving licence for operating the waste collection vehicle Personal Attributes Essential Physically capable of handling wheeled waste containers and furniture waste. For disabled applicants alternative arrangements can be made if required Adaptable to meet service needs Person Specification Qualifications and Training Essential GCSE Maths and English or equivalent Desirable Manual Handling Techniques Experience Essential Ability to work unsupervised Adaptable to meet service needs Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work as a team Desirable Worked within a hospital environment Skills and Knowledge Essential Ability to multi task Computer and keyboard skills Full UK driving licence for operating the waste collection vehicle Personal Attributes Essential Physically capable of handling wheeled waste containers and furniture waste. For disabled applicants alternative arrangements can be made if required Adaptable to meet service needs 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 (formerly known as CRB) 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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Additional information 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 (formerly known as CRB) 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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Employer details Employer name Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Address DSFS - Chesterfield Royal Hospital Top Road Chesterfield S44 5BL Employer's website https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)