West Suffolk Professionals (WSP) recruit and manage all temporary staff within the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.
We currently seek Bank General Porters to provide flexible cover for our West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Site. We are looking to cover weekday shifts with the possibility of some weekend working being available.
At West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Porters are essential members of staff.
Moving patients and equipment is just part of the job. Our Porters also liaise with and support other teams, helping in whatever way possible with the aim to always provide the best possible service for our patients.
General Porters are required to assist with day-to-day duties that are essential to the smooth running of the hospital. These duties include but are not limited to:
Transportation of patients to and from wards and departments.
Delivery and collection of essential items within the hospital grounds, which will require interpersonal skills and the ability to carry out manual handling tasks.
Working with a variety of people including staff at all levels, patients and visitors.
Applicants must have good customer service and communication skills coupled with a professional appearance which is appropriate to a front of house role.
Full training is provided and a health assessment will be required before becoming a team member.
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyone's voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Please see the full job description and person specification for more details.
Job Summary:
The successful candidate will provide flexible Bank support to the current team delivering general Portering services at Newmarket Hospital and the wider West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.
Skills:
Interpersonal skills i.e., making good contact with people and establishing effective working relationships with all wards and departments.
Ability to perform manual tasks i.e., tug driving, changing cylinders, the movement of cylinders, the movement of beds and wheelchairs.
Deployment:
The post holder would normally be designated to work Bank shifts in the Newmarket Hospital Portering Service, however opportunities to work Bank shifts at the West Suffolk Hospital site may also be available.
Training will be provided, with an expectation that the post holder must be prepared to carry out General Porter duties and any other duties, as directed by the Portering and Security Manager and/or Portering Supervisor. Task deployment would be commensurate with appropriate training.
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.
The closing date for this vacancy may change if we receive a strong response. Please ensure that you apply for any post you are interested in as soon as possible.
