Job Description

Hospital Porter

Location: Tees Valley Hospital, Middlesbrough

Hours: 22.5 hours per week, Part-time

Shifts for the role will include 7.00am-3.00pm or 11.00am-7.00pm, flexible depending on business needs. You will need to be flexible as the role will be required to cover periods of annual leave.

Salary: Depending on experience + Benefits

Summary:

Tees Valley Hospital is part of Ramsay Health Care UK, one of the leading independent healthcare providers in England. The hospital opened in 2018 and has built an excellent reputation for delivering first class healthcare for patients with health insurance, patients who are self-funding treatment and NHS patients exercising choice through the e-referral system.

By investing in the latest advanced medical technology, we offer a wide range of treatments and services. We care for patients from initial outpatient consultation and diagnostic scanning through to surgical treatment and recovery.

We are proud to be in partnership with some of the most qualified and experienced Consultants, along with dedicated staff who are highly trained and pride themselves on maintaining the highest levels of patient care to encourage a full and speedy recovery.

The role:

We currently have a great new opportunity for Hospital Porter to join our team at our Tees Valley Hospital, based in Middlesbrough. You will join our existing team who is committed to a high standard of work and who can demonstrate excellent organisation and communication skills as well as being highly motivated, flexible and an excellent team-worker.

Shifts for the role will include 7.00am-3.00pm or 11.00am-7.00pm, flexible depending on business needs. You will need to be flexible as the role will be required to cover periods of annual leave.

The Hospital Porter will be reporting to the Supplies Managers you will provide a high-quality portering service to all Hospital departments and patient movement services.  

You will need to demonstrate/ The role will include:

• Removal of clinical & non-clinical waste
• Obtaining of supplies and equipment to replenish all departments in the hospital
• Medical gas replenishment
• Moving patients around the hospital as directed by the clinical team
• Receiving and receipting in of all deliveries

As the Hospital Porter you will have the opportunity to enjoy working in a close multi-disciplinary team where there is real respect and a drive for high quality, evidence based safe patient care in an innovative modern working environment which will broaden your skills and experience as well as supporting training and development opportunities.
If this is you and you possess excellent communication and customer service skills, have a high attention to detail, you are looking for a challenge and thrive on pressure.  You will need to be a results driven individual, focused on adding value to succeed in this role.  Be versatile and not afraid to take on additional challenges as you develop in this key role.

You will ideal will have:

• Portering experience
• Effective communication skills and proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently as required
• Flexibility and adaptability to meet the needs of the Hospital
• Sound written and verbal communication skills
• Planning and organisational skills
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Clean driving license
• Experience ideally in the Healthcare sector (Desirable)

Benefits:

• 25 Days Leave + Bank Holidays (prorated)
• Private Pension
• Flexible shift patterns available where possible
• Enhanced Competitive Parental Leave Policies
• Private Medical Cover with option to add partner & dependants
• Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 base salary
• Free Training and Development via the Ramsay Academy
• Free Parking on site (where possible)
• Subsidised staff restaurant (where possible)
• Concerts for Carers
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle2Work scheme available, in partnership with Halfords
• The Blue Light Card Scheme

About Us:

Ramsay Health Care UK is a well-established global hospital group with over 50 years’ experience. We are a global provider operating in 11 countries with 77,000 staff who treat 8 million patients each year. It is well respected within the healthcare industry and is one of the leading providers of independent hospital services in England. We are well known for our strong, long-standing relationship with the NHS.

We love people with a positive, “can do” attitude who want to make a difference in their work. "Our employees are Ramsay." The skills and commitment of our employees forms the basis for our success.

We know our people are our greatest asset, our business is growing and we would like you to join us. “The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that people – staff and doctors – are Ramsay Health Care’s most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success. 

We are proud of our ‘Speak Up for Safety’ programme and ensure that the patient is at the heart of everything we do. Join us and have more ‘Time to Care’. 

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all.

We value your application and welcome any questions you may have prior to applying. Please be advised that we reserve the right to close our advertisements prior to the announced closing date to ensure a quality recruitment process.

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It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.
 

“The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.

We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.