Hospital Porter

About the role

We are a new private day care hospital in Peterborough and plan to open early 2023. As one of only a very few private hospitals to be commissioned in recent years, this a very rare opportunity to be part of an exciting project to develop surgical and diagnostics services and support in shaping service delivery from a blank sheet of paper to ensure efficiency, free from corporate constraints.

You will benefit from working in the state-of-the-art day surgery hospital equipped with modern technology and a friendly working environment.

We are looking for resilient and practical colleagues with a team spirit, who can work at pace in our healthcare environments. hours of work will be between 0700-2200, ad-hoc Saturdays.

Responsibilities will include : Working on varied tasks in a friendly team, your main aim will be to carry out all portering duties as required and in accordance with the work schedule for your area.

• Move patients, on trolleys or wheelchairs, between wards and departments as required
• Delivering clean linen to wards and patient areas
• Collection of domestic and clinical waste, and dispose of safely, some of which may be hazardous
• Moving furniture and medical equipment safely around the building
• Transfer files, specimen samples and pharmacy boxes to different parts of the hospital
• Changing of Medical Gases cylinders for piped gases
• Assisting good in with deliveries and goods in
• Assisting maintenance with basic tasks
• Assisting with basic security tasks, ensuring the building is secure and safe
• Driving, collection and delivery of pathology samples and general goods
• Managing external areas such as car parking and pedestrian walkways in particular in winter
• Keyholder duties including unlocking and locking up the building
• Dealing with post and parcels
• The above duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list and may be reviewed/ amended to meet the business needs_.

Job Types : Full-time, Permanent

Salary : £10.42-£12.00 per hour

Benefits :

• Company pension
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Peterborough: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Do you have previous experience in a healthcare or clinical environment ? preferable

Language :

• English (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Shift availability:

• Day shift (required)
• Night shift (required)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 07/04/2023 Expected start date: 17/04/2023