Main area: General Porter Grade Band 2
Contract: Permanent
Various positions available across various shift patterns including nights, weekends, evenings, etc.
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Various positions available across various shift patterns including nights, weekends, evenings, etc.)
Job ref: 390-EFM-SO-0809
Employer: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Southend Town, Westcliff on Sea
Salary: £24,169 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/04/2025 23:59
Band 2
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.
We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.
Job overview
Are you a people person? Do you like to be on the move when working rather than being behind a desk?
Then we invite you to apply for the role of general porter and learn more about our friendly Portering team here at Southend Hospital!
As a Porter, your role will be to provide an efficient high quality portering service, which meets the work schedules and required ad hoc response times including emergency responses. This role includes the transportation of patients, specimens, goods, blood products, medical gases, and equipment around the site.
Main duties of the job
1. To undertake all urgent adhoc and scheduled tasks using the correct equipment within the required response times and in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
2. To respond to emergency calls e.g. cardiac arrest, fire, lift release etc in accordance with Trust procedures.
3. To undertake all portering tasks, as requested by the supervisors and managers.
4. To ensure the transportation equipment is kept clean and in working order, and to report any defects to the Supervisor / Manager to be rectified as quickly as possible.
5. To transport patients as per Departmental and Trust procedures, with due regard to their dignity and respect.
6. To move deceased patients to the Mortuary from wards and to prepare deceased patients for viewing out of hours as and when required.
7. To undertake duties in a courteous, sympathetic manner with due regard to privacy, dignity and confidentiality at all times.
Working for our organisation
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of this role please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Good level of general education
* Customer care training/awareness
Experience
* Experience of working with general public
* Previous NHS experience
Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.
Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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