About the role
The Ancillary team at Pinderfields Hospital provides Portering and linen services at our acute hospital sites in Wakefield, Dewsbury and Pontefract. To support and maintain the high standards that the service delivers we are looking for an enthusiastic and dependable Relief Logistics Porter to join the Trust and become part of our busy team.
Full‑time post – 37.5 hours per week – Working 5 days over 7 on a 23 week rota.
Main duties
Working as part of the operational Portering team delivering essential items between wards and departments. The post holder will ensure that documents and items are delivered to and collected from wards and departments in a timely and efficient manner.
The successful applicant will undertake a number of other basic Portering tasks and undertake other basic Portering duties.
The post holder will be responsive to the requirements of the service, sensitive to patients’ needs and courteous and caring to all service users. The duties allocated to the Relief Porter may be routine planned tasks or require an immediate response to meet the demands of the Trust.
Essential person specification requirements
* Good Standard of education in maths and English.
* Experience of working well as part of a team.
* Friendly and respectful of colleagues and service users.
* Good attendance record.
* Enthusiastic and flexible approach to the role and demands of the service.
* Good communication and interpersonal skills.
* Able to work on own initiative.
* Ability to work flexibly, quickly and accurately.
* Understanding of the need to maintain confidentiality.
* Awareness of diversity.
* Able to satisfy occupational health screening.
* Good interpersonal and communication skills.
* Across the sites able to work well as part of a team.
Our benefits
* Access to the NHS pension plan
* Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
* Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
* Extensive benefits and support, including:
* Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
* Home electronics scheme
* Cycle to work scheme – subject to eligibility criteria
* Car lease salary sacrifice scheme – subject to eligibility criteria
* Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
* Flexible working options and family and carer‑friendly policies
* Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
* Career progression, training and support
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