Job summary
- Main area
- Facilities
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 25 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 110-EA142-0825
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Glamorgan Hospital
- Town
- Llantrisant
- Salary
- £24,833 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Porter
Band 2
Thank you for your interest in joining Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board.
Located in the heart of South Wales, we’re central to Cardiff, Newport, and Swansea. Deeply rooted in our community, as an NHS organisation we are dedicated to providing compassionate patient care and building healthier communities together.
At CTM, you’ll be part of a supportive, inclusive team from diverse nations, cultures, and backgrounds. Every role counts, every person matters, and together, we’re creating a space where everyone can thrive.
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Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a successful candidate to join our busy team of porter Services and based at Royal Glamorgan Hospital. The position will consist mainly of supporting driving duties but will also support all relevant porter duties as per role requirements.
The post is for 25 contracted hours weekly and will be managed for services Monday to Friday.
English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply
Main duties of the job
Porter services comprise of operational duties associated with waste, transport, community beds team, mail, support to cleaning services and general hospital porter duty functions.
The role will also contribute to the provision of healthcare for the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) by delivering a porter service which meets all organisational and legislative standards and support the Facilities Unit commitment to quality standards.
There will be a requirement to support driving services, either Van Scheduled services or Taxi services within Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Rhondda Taff Ely Region.
The role will also assist in developing, maintaining and promoting the highest standards of service delivery and team working practices, and helping to maintain open, effective communication.
Ensure a high quality service is delivered to patients, staff and visitors.
Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; whilst the candidate doesn't need to have skills in Welsh, we'll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t ‘fluency’, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac
Person specification
Education/Qualifications / Training
Essential criteria
- • Educated to a good standard of education or relative work experience. • Customer services NVQ level 2 or equivalent level of knowledge and experience. • Full driving license. (Cat B license).
Desirable criteria
- • Health and Safety qualifications. • Evidence of educational development. • PSV driving license. • Computer qualifications e.g. ECDL. • 4X4 driving qualification
- Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Basic knowledge of health and safety, COSHH, violence and aggression and safe systems of work at the work place. • Knowledge of confidentiality compliance. • In the use of a variety of occupational related machinery/equipment. • Experienced in driving different type/model vehicles.
Desirable criteria
- • Ability to communicate at all levels. • Ability to work as part of a team. • Use of and skills in using a variety of occupational related machinery /equipment. • Excellent customer service and care skills.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karen Ivey
- Job title
- Facilities Support manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01443 443443
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