Job Description

Theatre Porter | Portering Department | Private hospital | Sutton Coldfield | Permanent 37.5hrs per week, Full -Time

Spire Little Aston Hospital are looking for an experienced Theatre Porter to join our fantastic team on a full time, 37.5 hours per week.

Spire Little Aston Hospital is a leading private hospital in the Midlands, offering comprehensive hospital care to patients from Birmingham and the surrounding areas of the West Midlands and Staffordshire. The hospital has an exceptional reputation within a variety of specialties including Orthopaedics, Sports & Exercise Medicine, Cosmetics, Ophthalmic, Gynaecology, General Surgery & Physiotherapy.

We’re dedicated to providing quality treatment and aftercare to our patients. This means ongoing investment in our facilities and our staff. We also have a dedicated Bone & Joint Clinic with leading orthopaedic consultants, Breast Care Centre and Spire Eye Centre.

Spire Healthcare was announced as winner of the ‘Best Workplace for Learning and Development - Over 1,500 Nursing Staff category’ at the Nursing Times Workforce Summit & Awards 2021. The award recognised the introduction of a whole range of learning and development initiatives for clinical and non-clinical colleagues, this includes Spire's dedicated apprenticeship team which supports a wide variety of apprenticeships including BSc Physiotherapy and MSc Advanced Clinical Practice.

Key Responsibilities:

Duties and responsibilities:

• You will be working for the team responsible for the transportation of all patients, equipment, goods and waste throughout the hospital.
• This will involve plenty of customer service as you transport patients to and from their procedures, so great personal skills are necessary!
• You will transport medical gases, clinical waste and any equipment as required by the Manager.
• To assist in escorting patients between wards/departments and theatres.
• Moving and handling equipment used by Theatres and Sterile Services to and from Theatres and other Departments.
  

Full training is provided and you will be rewarded with great benefits.

Who we're looking for

• Have excellent customer service and can provide a friendly ear to patients during what can sometimes be a particularly unsettling time, our team of Porters provide a vital service in our hospital.
• You will need to be comfortable with the often-physical nature of the role
• Ability to work in an environment with blood and other body fluids acting in an appropriate and supportive manner
• Flexible approach to working hours and practices
• Ability to treat all information confidentially
• Ability to work within a team and take instruction
• Someone who has the flexibility to work varying shift patterns on our rota
• Hold a full UK driver's license

Benefits:

We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park

Our Values:

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion.
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together

We commit to our employees’ well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

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.

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference, it’s their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.