Hospital Porter

Job Description

Hospital Porter - Bank

Location: Glendon Wood Hospital and Woodland Kettering

Pay rate: £10.45 per hour

The Role:
The Ramsay Woodland Hospital is a purpose built 39 bed hospital with an excellent reputation for the highest standards of care. We offer a wide range of surgical procedures together with extensive diagnostic and treatment facilities.

We are currently looking for a dynamic, self-motivated, person with good communication and interpersonal skills to join our Porter team on the Bank. You will have ideally worked in a similar Portering position, however experience is not essential and full training will be given.

A Porter provides a valuable role within the Hospital, assisting the clinical teams with all aspects of providing a clean, safe and efficient environment for patients and staff alike.

The role can be physically demanding and involves working with Waste removal, Medical gas bottle changing, Handling deliveries, Movement of patient trolleys and beds, taking in Laundry deliveries and plenty of other varied manual handling duties for which full training will be provided.
- Basic IT skills
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Accuracy and reliability
- The ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Initiative with a flexible and proactive approach to work

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 care.

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 people - staff and doctors - are Ramsay Health Care’s most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.

We encourage all Ramsay employees to participate in public health vaccination programmes including flu and Covid 19.