Hospital Porter - FlexiBank

One Healthcare, a Private Hospital Group based in Hatfield, Hertfordshire is looking for an experienced Hospital Porter to join our friendly team.

As our Hospital Porter, you will provide an efficient, courteous, welcoming service to accommodate the needs of all patients and visitors to the hospital, across all departments.

Please note: this is a FlexiBank 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 during periods of annual leave or absence.

Your main duties as Hospital Porter will include:

Assisting with the day to day running of the hospital, within your remit as porter. The key roles and responsibilities of the job are inclusive, but not restricted to:

Patient Services

• Admitting patients to the ward and helping them to settle in and feel welcome.

Follow up care

• Transporting patients for X-rays from the Ward post-op to the Imaging department
• Assisting with discharge
• Transferring patients from our Day Surgery Unit on to the Ward

Waste Management

• Checking clinical waste in all areas throughout the day,
• Ensuring there is enough storage for clinical waste, and escalating if there are any issues
• Ensuring correct PPE is always worn for waste handling

Events

• Helping to set up meetings and events within the hospital

Departments

• Assisting with deliveries/contractors within the hospital
• Being a point of contact for any help needed in the hospital, within reasonable request.

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Qualifications

• Minimum GCSE education or equivalent to include English and Maths.

Experience

• Patient and customer focused
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with people at all levels
• Working within a hospital environment with a patient services background

Skills

• Excellent communication, verbal and written
• Able to manage and prioritise own work load based on the activity of the day
• Able to stay calm under pressure

Desirables

• Knowledge of Health and Safety in the workplace
• Knowledge of waste management within a hospital environment

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About the Hospital

One Hatfield Hospital is Hertfordshire's newest private hospital and has the very latest technology ensuring that our operating theatres provide patients and employees with the very best environment to keep them safe and free from infection.

Our private hospital is home to the latest theatres, luxury en-suite bedrooms, specialist rehabilitation Physiotherapy and outpatient diagnostic facilities including fast-track access to X-ray, CT, MRI and ultrasound.

One Hatfield is ideally located for candidates around the Hatfield, St Albans, Stevenage, Watford, North London, Essex and throughout Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire

Our Recruitment Process

At One Hatfield Hospital we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive working environment. We strive to create a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

Any offers of employment made by One Hatfield Hospital will be subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK and receipt of a satisfactory DBS Certificate from the Disclosure & Barring Service.

One Hatfield Hospital reserves the right to remove job adverts before the closing date.

Covid-19

The health and well-being of our patients and staff is our priority at One Healthcare and vaccination offers the best protection against the Covid-19 virus. Under new legislation due to come into force from 1st April 2022, staff will be required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 unless medically exempt. It will only be possible for a newly appointed member of staff to start work with us once they have provided evidence of their vaccination status or a medical exemption.