Job summary
Employer heading
Facilities Assistant - Porter
Band 2
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for motivated individuals to join our busy Facilities Team at Rampton Hospital working as a Facilities Assistant primarily in our Portering Department but on occasions within other areas of Facilities in particular our Transport Department.
Previous experience of working as a Porter in a Hospital environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be given.
Main duties of the job
Working in our main stores, delivering and collecting items from around the hospital (linen, waste, goods, property etc), within the internal postal service, and help with office or ward relocations also working in our waste management centre
There may be occasions where there is a requirement to support the Transport Department in the transportation of staff, visitors and goods to various other destinations away from the Rampton Hospital site.
Core hours are between 8am – 5.30pm, working 7.5 hours, 5 days over 7 days (including working weekends and bank holidays). Shift pattern will be discussed at interview.
Working for our organisation
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Ensuring task schedules, method statements and procedures within the area of work are followed and that a high quality service is maintained.
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication skills
- Ability to use own initiative to manage the requirements of the job Flexible in managing own time and work duties
- Ability to work alone and as part of a team
- Basic numeracy and literacy skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to carry out instructions and duties as detailed in the job description
Desirable criteria
- Experience or working within a catering, cleaning or portering environment Experience of working within healthcare environment which may include: a catering, cleaning or portering function. Experience of working within a food safety management system (HACCP)
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of commitment to the Equality and Diversity principles Basic knowledge of Health and Safety
Desirable criteria
- An ability to demonstrate an understanding and commitment to Trust values
- Understanding of the responsibility relating to H&S at work and COSHH Knowledge of Manual Handling Knowledge of NHS policy & procedures
- Basic understanding of Infection Control
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karen Hewitt
- Job title
- Facilities Services Supervisor
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01777 247463
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