Healthcare porter required to assist the smooth running of a busy healthcare department within a secure environment. Based within secure environments, for the benefit of patients, staff and visitors, as well as to ensure the safe transportation of all goods and equipment.
Main duties of the job
* Collecting documents from patients to be brought to healthcare
* Ordering and maintaining stock/levels.
* Escorting visitors to the department
* Transporting urgent bloods and samples to local hospitals
Job summary
Healthcare porter required to assist the smooth running of a busy healthcare department within a secure environment. Based within secure environments, for the benefit of patients, staff and visitors, as well as to ensure the safe transportation of all goods and equipment.
Main duties of the job
* Collecting documents from patients to be brought to healthcare
* Ordering and maintaining stock/levels.
* Escorting visitors to the department
* Transporting urgent bloods and samples to local hospitals
* General porter duties.
Further duties will be discussed at interview level.
About us
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE
Join our team
We're looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.
Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we've got a role for you!
* Access to NHS Pension
* Annual leave on your Birthday
* Welcome payment for some posts
* Refer a friend scheme
* Training and Development opportunities
* Flexible Working
* Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
* Up to 33 days annual leave
We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.
We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people - our patients, service users, staff and partners.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role. Further duties will be explained at interview.
Person Specification
Education and Training
Essential
* Good standard of numeracy and literacy
* Willingness to undertake any training relevant to the role
Desirable
* Health and Safety certificate
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
* Previous experience of working in a related customer/patient focussed environment
Desirable
* Previous experience in a healthcare environment working as a porter
* Previous experience of working in a secure environment
* Knowledge of Health & Safety in the workplace
Skills and Abilities
Essential
* Effective interpersonal and communication skills
* Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
* Able to develop and maintain positive working relationships with a wide range of people
* Effective organisational skills with the ability to prioritise own workload
* Understanding and application of confidentiality
* Basic Keyboard skills - computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Spectrum Community Health CIC
Address
HMP Forest Bank
Salford
M27 8FB
Employer's website
https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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