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Porters - NCA NHS

Job Description

Hi All, I'm currently recruiting for Porters in the NHS. Based around the greater Manchester area. Apply for more details!

Rates- £9.50-£10 PAYE Per hour

Hours- VArious Shifts (0 hour contract Adhoc Work)

Location- Salford/Bury/Oldham & Rochdale

hat are the main duties of a Hospital Porter?

A Hospital Porters role is made up of many varying responsibilities including:

  • Transferring patients between various areas of the hospital
  • Ensuring the safe movement of medical equipment
  • Transporting clinical waste and dangerous materials
  • Giving meals to patientsDistributing post to wards
  • Delivering patient notes
  • Transferring the deceased to the mortuary

It is important to remember that in addition to these duties, a Hospital Porter is often a source of companionship to a frightened or stressed patient. They are good listeners who can offer sympathy and empathy. They are a reliable, dependable member of the healthcare team fulfilling important and much needed duties throughout the hospital.

To land a job as a Hospital Porter you do not need any specific qualifications or experience, it is more important that you enjoy working with people, helping those in need and providing an exceptional service at all times.

General skills that good Hospital Porters should possess are:

  • Ability to work quickly and calmly in emergencies
  • Good interpersonal skills with the ability to listen and empathise
  • Patience and tolerance
  • Caring and sympathetic nature
  • Physical fitness
    • Ability to respect patient confidentiality
    • Emotional resilience
    • Flexible approach to work
    • Adaptability to change and willingness to embrace new ideas and processes
    • Ability to follow instructions and work to tight time constraints
    • Reliability and dependability

Applicants should be confident in their own abilities and keen learners in order to fulfil the role to the best of your ability. If this sounds like you, and if you want to discuss the role further then please contact Matt at Service Care Solutions Ltd on 01772 208953, or alternatively send an updated CV to Matt.Clarke@servicecare.org.uk

The Benefits of Service Care Solutions:

* £250 training allowance

* Excellent pay rates

* Exceptional referral bonuses

* Specialist's Non-Medical Non Clinical consultants offering single point of contact

* Frequent notifications for upcoming opportunities via text and email

* Nationwide provider of staff to cover over 40 different NHS trust and private organisations

* DBS disclosures provided via fast track online services free of charge.