Porter

Job summary We are looking to hire 2x Porters to work up to hours per week over a 24 hour 7 day weekwithin the Portering Service at Fairfield General Hospital.
We have a contract and a 20hr contract available.
You will also be required to be flexible in your working pattern as you may be required to work evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays.
In line with the Trust's Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership.
Main duties of the job You will be required to carry out the full range of portering duties, which may include driving vehicles off and on, site, transfer of patients around the site by wheelchair, trolley or bed, including deceased patients and all associated mortuary duties.
You may also be required to transfer medical notes and medical supplies around the hospital site to various wards and departments.
Please seejob description for full details.
About us The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.
Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners.
We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility.
The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction.
By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Job description Job responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the mainjobduties/responsibilities please open theJobDescription and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers Person Specification Qualifications Essential Willingness to undertake training and development as appropriate.
Desirable Basic Maths and English Qualifications Knowledge,skills and experience Essential Experience of dealing with members of the public Ability to walk pushing a patient in bed, on a trolley or in a wheelchair along variations in levels Maintain Confidentiality as all times.
Good attendance / time keeping Ability to work alone or as part of a team Willingness to work flexibly and to use own initiative and show a positive attitude to Capable of working outside in poor weather conditions Able to carry or push items of varying weights along variations in levels and would include some stairs.
Desirable Previous experience of working in a hospital environment Portering Knowledge Understanding of Health and Safety