Porter/Driver

Job description

Job summary

We are looking to hire a Porter/Driver to work 37.5 hours per week over a 24 hour 7 day weekwithin the Portering Service at Bury & Rochdale based at Rochdale Infirmary

You will also be required to be flexible in your working pattern as you may be required to work evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

• You will be required to carry out the full range of portering duties, which may include driving vehicles off and on, site, transfer of patients around the site by wheelchair, trolley or bed, including deceased patients and all associated mortuary duties.
• You may also be required to transfer medical notes and medical supplies around the hospital site to various wards and departments. Please see job description for full details.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the mainjobduties/responsibilitiesplease open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Job description
Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the mainjobduties/responsibilitiesplease open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Willingness to undertake training and development
• Driving Licence

Desirable

• Basic Maths and English

Skills

Essential

• Ability to push patients in beds, trolleys or wheelchairs across various levels
• Ability to carry/push items varying in weight up stairs and along different levels
• Ability to work alone or within a team
• Main confidentiality at all times

Desirable

• Understanding of health and safety

Experience

Essential

• Experience of dealing with members of the public

Desirable

• Previous experience of working within a hospital environment

Knowledge

Essential

• Portering Knowledge

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• Willingness to undertake training and development
• Driving Licence

Desirable

• Basic Maths and English

Skills

Essential

• Ability to push patients in beds, trolleys or wheelchairs across various levels
• Ability to carry/push items varying in weight up stairs and along different levels
• Ability to work alone or within a team
• Main confidentiality at all times

Desirable

• Understanding of health and safety

Experience

Essential

• Experience of dealing with members of the public

Desirable

• Previous experience of working within a hospital environment

Knowledge

Essential

• Portering Knowledge

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Rochdale Infirmary

Whitehall Street

Rochdale

OL12 0NB

United Kingdom

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