Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (07:30-15:30)
- Job ref
- 437-6470524
- Employer
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- HMP Garth
- Town
- Leyland
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Pharmacy and Healthcare Porter
Band 3
Job overview
To assist the office manager in ensuring the facilities within the healthcare department are effectively managed, you will provide a high standard of portering services and housekeeping, escorting visitors and contractors into and around the prison. You will deal with patients, healthcare colleagues and other professionals over the phone and face to face.
The post holder will be a motivated and enthusiastic person who will have the necessary skills to support and monitor our partners, AMEY who deliver the estates and cleaning contract within the prisons, ensuring the department is maintained to appropriate standards for the delivery of healthcare services.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide effective support, share knowledge, skills and expertise with healthcare and AMEY staff in providing clean safe environments for patients, visitors and colleagues in line with HMPPS cleaning and estates contracts. You will require the appropriate people, co-ordination, communication and collaborative skills to undertake this task effectively.
The post holder may need to work flexibly to respond to the needs of the service and the department, which operates on multiple sites on a 7 day a week, 365 days a year basis.
The post holder will require knowledge of Health and Safety, COSHH and Infection Prevention strategies, relating to standards of hospital cleanliness such as Personal Protective Equipment and Colour Coding and Moving and Handling.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached detailed job description and person specification:
Staff benefits
- Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Recognised competency based level 1/2 qualification in a relevant subject (e.g. NVQ or equivalent demonstrable experience)”
Desirable criteria
- A willingness to undertake training relating to the post.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within a public facing/cleaning or domestic environment managing/supporting staff. Demonstrates ability to use resources (e.g. equipment) within the work place
Desirable criteria
- Environmental management experience within a public//healthcare/prison environment.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to identify hazards in the workplace and can act upon these effectively
Desirable criteria
- COSHH Training, Health & Safety. Moving & Handling
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to work within a team as.nd Under own initiative. Is able to contribute to/chair meetings. Is able to work to agreed standards and can identify when standards are not being met. Basic IT skill Healthcare environment. Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates a genuine desire to work within a Prison
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Melissa Atkinson
- Job title
- Pharmacy Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01772443416
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