Patient Movement Porter

Job summary

** Please note that this role is not on the Home Office list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. **

We are looking for enthusiastic and hardworking team members to join our portering teams at Pinderfields Hospital. As front of house in patient movement porter you will support the safe transfer of patients around the hospital in a timely and safe manner. You will also assist with the collection of specimens and equipment.

We have 1 full time position.

Full time position: 37.5 hours per week, working 5 days over 7 with various shifts within a 24 hour period.

* Please note this advert may be closed earlier than the advertised closing date *

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of the Operational Portering Team to provide patient movement and patient facing services and to assist in the movement of both clinical and household waste for the Trust.

Under the direction of the supervisor, the post holder will deliver an efficient, effective and quality front of house portering service that is supportive towards departments and other buildings. The post holder will be courteous and caring towards patients and all service users.

Job responsibilities

We provide care and support to over million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.

We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.

We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently.

We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.

We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.