Relief Porter

Job summary

A Porter/Driver is required to work full time hours per week over a 24 hour 7 day weekwithin the Portering Service at The Royal Oldham Hospital.

You will also be required to be flexible in your working pattern as you will be required a mixture of shifts including 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 see job 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 main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description 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 website:

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience of dealing with members of the public

Desirable

Experience of working in a hospital or equivalent environment Understanding of health and safety Knowledge of portering

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Essential

Ability to walk pushing a patient in bed, on a trolley or in a wheelchair along variations in levels Full UK Manual Driving License Flexibility Available to work a mixture of days, evenings weekends and nights

Desirable

Be able to use hand held devices for request system

Qualifications

Essential

Willingness to undertake training and development as appropriate.

Desirable

Basic Maths and English Qualifications

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