Shift Porter & Relief Porters

This is a relief position, working a variety of shifts to fill gaps in the rota - you will work a 7.5hr day Mondays to Fridays, your shift may fall anywhere between the hours of 8am and midnight at the direction of the Porter manager. You must be extremely flexible and able to change your hours of work, often at short notice, in response to changing circumstances.
Shift Porter - One position
Working an 11x7 shift (7.5hrs a day) Monday-Friday, As a Porter you will be do the fetching and carrying of supplies, furniture, blood, samples, the pushing and pulling of waste bins, laundry cages, and most importantly the careful, compassionate and sensitive movement of patients around the hospital. All these tasks are vital to making the hospital run smoothly. This is a physically demanding role, you will be on your feet for many hours of the day. This is an enjoyable and rewarding job that makes a real difference to people's lives.
Applicants will be expected to perform the porter role in all relevant departments (Pool room, Post room, Emergency Department, Operating Theatres, Radiology, Acute Assessment Unit, Pharmacy).
You must have excellent communication skills and have experience of dealing with a diverse cross section of the community. You must be ready to provide a professional, courteous and flexible Portering service, and align yourself to the Trust' core values:
+ Compassion
+ Commitment to quality of care
+ Working Together for Patients
+ Everyone Counts
+ Improving Lives
+ Respect and Dignity

Working for our organisation
AGH Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust and provides Estates, Facilities and procurement services for the Trust.

We have an opportunity for a reliable, enthusiastic person, with get-up-and-go, and a jump-to-it, can-do attitude.
You must be a friendly, helpful "people person", able and willing to take on varied tasks in changing circumstances. You must be positive, self-motivated and physically fit.
+ PLEASE NOTE: You MUST be over 18 years of age to apply for these positions and will be required to complete and Enhanced DBS check as part of the recruitment process.
You must be extremely flexible and able to change your hours of work, often at short notice, in response to changing circumstances.

AGH Solutions is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. We are proud of our NHS heritage, and proud to be supporting Airedale's clinical services.
We provide a wide range of services from traditional facilities management and estate maintenance, to sterile services, wheelchair engineering and procurement, to clients both within and beyond the NHS.

For full details of this job vacancy please see attached full job description and person specification.
This position is not currently eligible for a certificate of sponsorship in line with Home Office guidance as it does not appear on the skilled worker visa occupation list.
If you currently hold a different type of visa allowing you to work in the UK we would welcome an application from you. If your visa expires or there is a change in status during your employment, the Trust will be required to review your employment which may result in the termination of your employment to comply with the relevant immigration legislation.
NOTE: This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient suitable applications are received.
If you are offered a position which requires you to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard or Basic £26.40) from your first full months salary. This is a condition of your employment.
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You are encouraged to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year.