Porter Security

2 weeks ago


Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Full time

This post is fixed term/secondment for 6 months to meet the needs of the service.

An opportunity has arisen within the Porter Services department based at Prince Charles Hospital for one fixed term, full time Porter Security Officer. In this role the successful applicant will be expected to use a variety of equipment, communication devices, and software systems supplied by the Facilities department. This will include the use of PCs, telephones, radios, and pagers.

In the event of a major incident or to support the department in adverse weather conditions, the successful applicant will be required to be called into work to support the hospital outside of normal working hours.

The role covers the full range of hospital Porter duties and typically this will involve:
Security details including locking and unlocking departments.

Providing support and assurance to departments.

Managing hospital car parks, and issuing Parking Charge Notices as required.

Patient transfers.

The collection and delivery of specimens.

Medical gas cylinder delivery and collection.

Medical device transfers.

Waste management duties.

Postroom duties.

Driving duties.

Mortuary transfers

The above is representative of the expected duties, but the list is not meant to be exhaustive.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

**We live by our core values**:

- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.