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NHS Porter
To be responsible for providing facilities services including, portering tasks, specialist cleaning, and all associated procedures throughout the Trust in order to create a clean, healthy and safe environment for patients, staff and visitors in accordance with local and national health, safety and hygiene legislations.
Location: Southall
Job Type: Temporary
Duration of booking: Expected to last 3 months with possible extension.
Proposed start date: ASAP
Pay Rates:
- Weekdays £12.82per hour PAYE inclusive of holidaypay
- Saturdays: £13.50per hour PAYE inclusive of holidaypay
- Sundays: £16.00per hour PAYE inclusive of holidaypay
Hours / Working Days:
- 37.5 hours per week, working 5 days across Monday to Friday.
- 8 hrs shifts between the hours of 8am – 4pm
Sector: Healthcare
Based: Office / Hospital
Experience required.
- A valid driving licence and must be a confident driver
- Comfortable with Medium to heavy lifting
- Ability to speak read and write at basic level English
- Experience of any of the following duties - Cleaning / manual handling in a professional setting.
- An understanding of COSHH & Health and Safety
- To be capable of working in a safe and efficient manner with the minimum of supervision.
Portering Tasks
- Lifting, handling and transportation of goods including food, beds bedding, newspapers, furniture and waste.
- The delivery of medication following Pharmaceutical guidelines, taking direction on these guidelines from the Chief Pharmacist.
- Assist in the delivery of Post to reception areas where appropriate.
- Where appropriate the movement of patients and patients belongings whilst maintaining at all times high levels of professionalism.
- Complete any training considered necessary to ensure that departmental standard operating procedures can be performed safely, efficiently and effectively.
- Reporting any faults and defects in equipment or fabric of building to the Supervisor / Line Manager.
