Job Advert
Please note this is a Part Time, Permanent Post (18.75 hrs Shift Pattern Roster - 7 days )
We have an exciting opportunity for a Porter to join our team at University Hospital Monklands.
The successful candidate will work alongside and support new staff in the working environment, carry out planned and reactive tasks involving the movement of patients and a range of goods and equipment efficiently, as well as effectively ensuring the safety and consideration of patients, staff, visitors and all users of NHS Lanarkshire services are adhered to. The post holder will also control car parks across the site identifying and taking action identified by NHS Lanarkshire e.g. stickering unauthorised/ inappropriately parked vehicle.
KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO DO THE JOB
- Required to undertake on the job training and induction (this will generally take 4-6 weeks, depending on hours/days worked), to achieve full competency across a range of duties
- Required to undertake Prevention, Assessment & Management of Violence & Aggression (PaMOVA) training level 1 and 2
- Working knowledge Health & Safety including participation in risk assessing individual tasks
- Undertake mandatory Health Care Support Workers (HCSW) Standards
- Undertake NHS Lanarkshire compulsory training
- Undertake and complete NHS Portering Services Workbook
- Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to carry out assigned tasks effectively in a busy environment
- Working knowledge of basic information technology
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Anne Marie Cook, Assistant Head of Services on 01698 753353 or Annemarie.Cook@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
For queries regarding the application form or recruitment process only, please contact Jennifer Hughes on 01698754311 or Jennifer.Hughes@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk, stating the job title and reference number in the subject. All job related queries must be directed to the informal contact noted above.
We anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once sufficient applications are received. Please complete and submit your application early.
In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or who live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit *
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any Worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk. Skilled worker Visa and all current immigration rules are available at www.gov.uk
