General Porter - Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom - Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Description

Job summary

The Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust have another opportunitywhich has arisen within the Facilities Directorate for a full time GeneralPorter to join our dedicated facilities team in portering. To provide an efficient, effective and fully comprehensive portering service acrossTunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury.

The full time hours are per week , based on rostered shift patterns.

We are looking for lively and enthusiastic individuals that have excellentinterpersonal and communication skills who are well motivated andhardworking and able to work as part of our team.

Previous experience of working within a healthcare environment would beadvantageous but not essential as training will be provided.

Main duties of the job

The General Porter will be a multi-skilled person working with a team. To beresponsible for maintaining a comprehensive professional and responsivehigh quality porter service to patients, staff, visitors and all service users. Toundertake the movement of patients, equipment, documentation, linen,waste etc. in an efficient and safe manner. Maintain a clean and safeenvironment in accordance with the specification and be responsive toservice needs as they arise and constantly seek to improve the productivityand quality of the service.

Undertake necessary duties to ensure that an efficient portering service ismaintained. These duties will be carried out both in patient and non-patientenvironments.

All work must be undertaken in line with Health and Safety, InfectionPrevention, Security and all Trust Policy and Procedures.

About us

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a large acute hospital Trust in the county of Kent.

The Trust provides a full range of general hospital services and some areas of specialist complex care to around 760,000 people living in the south part of West Kent and the north part of East Sussex.

The Trust's core catchment areas are Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells and their surrounding boroughs. We work from two main clinical sites: Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened in 2011 and provides single rooms with en-suites for all in-patients - the first of its kind in the country.

We employ more than 7,000 full and part-time staff in a huge range of clinical and non-clinical roles across both of our hospital sites.

Would you like to work flexibly?In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

Job responsibilities

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)

At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.

Interview Date: TBC

Qualifications

Essential

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

Desirable

Skills

Essential

Desirable