Job summary
- Main area
- Porters
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (monday to friday)
- Job ref
- 151-JLM520
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Frimley Park Hospital
- Town
- Frimley
- Salary
- £25,768 per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Porter
Band 2
Job overview
Join Our Dedicated Healthcare Team – Make a Real Difference
We are currently looking to recruit a Porter to support and assist the Fracture Clinic, Plaster Room and General Out-Patients Departments.
The hours are 37.5 per week. Working Monday to Friday, 09:00hrs to 17:30hrs (excluding Bank Holidays) to cover the core opening hours of the departments. Hours can be slightly flexible and can be discussed with the successful candidates shortlisted for the interview.
If you are looking for a challenging role which offers variety and job satisfaction, then look no further and apply now to join our team.
Main duties of the job
Provide a highly professional and customer focussed service to all patients, staff and visitors in the Fracture Clinic, Plaster Room and Out-Patient departments based at Frimley Park Hospital. You will be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team with a friendly and efficient manner, whilst maintaining high standards of patient care.
To transport patients to different departments within the hospital in a timely and safe, courteous manner. You will be a point of contact to all visitors to the departments and assist in directing them as required.
You will also be required to perform non-patient related jobs, e.g. CSSD deliveries and collections; Postal deliveries and collections; Furniture moves; Medical gas cylinder exchanges; Attend emergency calls within the Out-Patient setting to ensure all essential equipment is available; Deliver Pathology samples to the lab; Deliver dirty and collect clean, Urology and ENT scopes twice daily; to name but a few.
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Working for our organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Provide a highly professional and customer focussed service to all patients, staff and visitors in the Fracture Clinic, Plaster Room and Out-Patient departments based at Frimley Park Hospital. You will be able to work autonomously as well as part of a team with a friendly and efficient manner, whilst maintaining high standards of patient care.
To transport patients to different departments within the hospital in a timely and safe, courteous manner. You will be a point of contact to all visitors to the departments and assist in directing them as required.
You will also be required to perform non-patient related jobs, e.g. CSSD deliveries and collections; Postal deliveries and collections; Furniture moves; Medical gas cylinder exchanges; Attend emergency calls within the Out-Patient setting to ensure all essential equipment is available; Deliver Pathology samples to the lab; Deliver dirty and collect clean, Urology and ENT scopes twice daily; to name but a few.
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good education to GCSE standard or equivalent experience.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working within a team as well as the ability to work alone
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in a similar role
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills and the ability to communicate clearly, both verbally, and in writing in the English language.
- Flexible approach to work with the ability to work efficiently with minimal supervision.
Special Requirements
Essential criteria
- Due to the nature of the role, the post holder must be physically fit and have the ability to move and lift heavy objects e.g. beds, wheelchairs, furniture. Often within confined spaces.
Desirable criteria
- Able to adapt to the service requirements and work under pressure.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alexandra Read
- Job title
- Orthopaedic Casting Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03006134339
- Additional information
or Contact Sister Caroline Pepin on [email protected] 03006132162
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