Hospital Porter - London, United Kingdom - G4S

G4S

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Location:
WC1E 6AS, Greater London

Salary:
£11.95

Posted: 12 Jul 2023

Closes: 9 Aug 2023

Job Type:
Full Time and Permanent

Business Unit:
UK Patient Transport Services

Region / Division:
UK & Ireland

Reference: 14133

Role Responsibility:

Hospital Porter

Location:

University College London Hospital (UCLH), NW1 2BU (North West London)

Salary:
£11.95 per hour

Full Time - 45 hours per week - Various Shifts

Are you a caring and compassionate person looking to better use your skills to help people?

Are you looking to pursue a career where you can actively give back to the community?

Then we might have the perfect role for you

As a hospital porter you will be assisting in the flow of patients through the hospital by taking patients to and collecting patients from G4S Ambulance vehicles.

This could be assisting patients to their appointments or from waiting areas to their transport home.
You may be assisting with patients on stretchers, in wheelchairs or who just need a helping hand.

Key responsibilities:

Liaising with control staff on the arrival and departure of patients
Covering calls to the Patient Transport desk
Working on the reception when required
Providing patients with information about their ongoing journey
Moving patients on stretchers or wheelchairs
Moving of stores or equipment
Moving of patient belongings if required
Making the patients feel comfortable and at ease by being friendly and helpful
Transfer patients to where they need to go, this will involve having to lift or push patients.
Able to work alongside staff and patients
Other duties appropriate as may be required from time to time.
To attend/participate in any training in person or on line deemed appropriate and necessary to ensure effective performance and personal development
Seek guidance if something isn't right
Work with enthusiasm and commitment
Keep at it, sorting out problems along the way
Take personal responsibility for achieving results
Be honest and professional
Communicate clearly
Support other G4S staff and Hospital staff

Working conditions:

The work can be physically demanding as porters are on their feet throughout the day, and often have to push wheelchairs and trolleys.

Essential skills and knowledge:

Good communication
Good organisation
Ability to listen and empathise
Patient and good tolerance
Good communication

skills

Good organisation

al skills

Desirable skills and knowledge:

Manual Handling experience
Customer Service experience

Benefits
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Company pension scheme with employer contributions
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G4S Life Assurance Scheme
- **Charity work

Matchit and Payroll Giving**
Employee Assistance Programme Scheme (Confidential Counselling Services, 24/7 support specialising in health and medical )

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Discounts on high street shops and brands including several leading high street brands, retailers and travel suppliers
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Refer a Friend Scheme
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Progression, training and development opportunities.
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Subsidised healthcare plan

Why G4S?

G4S Patient Transport Services is one of the UK's largest Non-Emergency Patient Transport providers, carrying out over 50,000 journeys on behalf of the NHS every year. With 12 operational bases across the UK and a dedicated call centre, we employ over 720 members of staff to deliver safe, caring, high-quality patient transport.

At G4S, we understand that our people are our greatest asset and an essential part of our long-term business strategy. As such we are committed to the ongoing professional development and wellbeing of our staff, offering extensive training and progression opportunities and investing in the physical and mental health of our workforce.
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