Porter

Porter | Washington | Private Hospital | Full time| Competitive Salary plus excellent benefits

Spire Washington Hospital is recruiting for a Porter to provide the highest standards of personal service to patients and staff in all departments and to provide a highly efficient and courteous portering and distribution service throughout the hospital and to work as multi-skilled member of the team providing high level, quality support to he hospital, covering any of the courier, portering, and security duties.

Contract Type: Full time, Permanent

Duties And Responsibilities (not limited to):

• To transfer, transport and guide patients safely around the hospital, as required, in a caring, sympathetic and professional manner
• To assist in the safety of patients, staff and consultants
• To collect and deliver clean and dirty linen
• Responsible for the teams safe management of the collection and disposal of waste, both domestic
• and clinical in line with corporate and hospital policy WM01
• To assist with the general security of the hospital and associated grounds and report any security
• problems to the Senior Management team
• Report any maintenance issues to the Maintenance department via Pirana
• To undertake driving duties as required

Who We're Looking For?

• Whilst no formal qualifications are required you must be able to communicate with other members of staff and patients clearly and your personal appearance must be of a high standard, expected in a professional healthcare environment.
• A clean driving licence is essential
• Experience of delivering frontline customer service and working in a similar environment
• Good communication and organisational skills
• Excellent customer care skills
• Ability to work without supervision
• Caring and sympathetic
• Ability to work evenings, nights and weekends

Benefits You'll Enjoy:

• - 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• - Private medical insurance & free Bupa wellness screening
• - Employer & employee pension contributions
• - Life assurance
• - 'Spire for You' discounts & cashback at 1,000+ retailers
• - Career development & wellbeing support

Our Values:

• We're proud of our heritage in private healthcare and live by values that guide everything we do:
• - Driving clinical excellence
• - Doing the right thing
• - Caring is our passion
• - Keeping it simple
• - Delivering on our promises
• - Succeeding and celebrating together

About Spire Healthcare:

"Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services."