Porter Driver

The Wellington Hospital, London

Full-time, 37.5 hours per week

Monday - Sunday, shifts between the hours of 6.30AM - 8PM

Permanent

As the Porter you will provide a portering services to all patients, consultants and visitors to the hospital as required. This will include taking patients and visitors to their rooms, transferring patients between hospital departments, delivery of mail, equipment and materials and ensuring the safety and security of everyone within our hospital.

Above all else, we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life. It’s this guiding vision that influences everything we do at HCA UK. From the CEO to the colleagues on the floor we all have a part to play in delivering exceptional care to our patients. To us, you’ll be part of a wider team with a unique sense of purpose, one that helps improve lives on a daily basis.

What you'll do:

• Providing a proactive, friendly and welcoming service to all patients, visitors and third parties.
• Meet and greet patients on admission, escort them to their room and show them their room facilities.
• Transportation of patients, colleagues and equipment between the hospital sites with the patient shuttle and "Luton Van"
• Daily safety inspection and ownership of vehicle maintenance and cleanliness
• Maintain vehicle documentation relating to inspections, servicing, fuel etc.
• Providing a proactive, friendly and welcoming service to all patients, visitors and third parties.
• Meet & greet patients on admission. Escort them to their room and show them their room facilities
• Security role – screening and challenging any suspicious individuals (Security guard on site)
• A part of the cardiac & fire response team
• Waste duties – Collection of clinical & recycling waste daily
• Mail duties – franking outgoing mail, distribution of incoming mail and courier post
• Office moves – furniture and equipment around hospital and between sites
• Out of hours – responsible for changing of medical gas cylinders

What you'll bring:

• FULL CLEAN UK DRIVERS LICENCE IS ESSENTIAL
• Physically fit, able to lift heavy items when required
• Previous experience in a similar role is essential
• Excellent communication and customer skills
• Knowledge of Health and Safety procedures

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

By caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. You'll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you.
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals.
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service.
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme.
• Group Life Assurance from day one.
• Critical illness cover.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay.
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland.
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you.
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers.

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.

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