Porter (Bank)

Closing date02/06/2024
- Role TypeBank (Seasonal)
- Location(s)- Highfield Hospital - Rochdale**Overview**:
**Porter (Bank)**
**The Highfield Hospital**
**Bank Shifts**
**Salary: £11.44 per hour**

**The Highfield Hospital has recently been awarded OUTSTANDING by the CQC.**

**The Highfield Hospital** in Rochdale** is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country.

Circle Health Group is proud to be recognised as one of the UK’s top 5 best big companies to work for as well as top 5 to work for in the health and social care sector.

We have an opportunity for a Porter to join their team of staff in the Portering department. You will be required to work across 7 days between the hours of 6am and 10pm.

This is a bank role working on an “as and when required” basis, you will be required to supplement staffing levels during busy periods and provide cover for existing staff in times of annual leave or absence.

**Applicants should meet the following criteria**:

- Maths, English GCSE at grades A to C or equivalent functional skills level 2 evidence.
- Proficient in the use of a PC, including the use of software and systems.
- Front line customer facing experience
- Previous portering experience in a healthcare, hotel or hospitality setting preferred

**Duties of this role include**:

- Porter services play a key role in underpinning clinical and non-clinical services, providing an effective and efficient service for the entire hospital. Porters are required to provide the highest levels of service excellence to the patients and departments they support on a daily basis.
- Porters must be able to respond positively to the operational needs of the Hospital at all times, accepting deployment in various facilities and areas when required to do so. Varying shifts and work routines are a core element of this role.
- Undertake a range of general and ad hoc tasks on a day to day basis to meet the requirements of the site such as patient, equipment, and goods (e.g., pharmacy goods) movement
- Explain hospital facilities and services to patients and family members when escorting people to rooms or other hospital areas

**Salary & Benefits**:
Circle Health Group Healthcare offers a competitive hourly rate.

“Our culture is a result of the way our people live and breathe our philosophy, which combines our purpose, principles and values.