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Hospital Porter | Spire London East Hospital | Private | East London | Redbridge | Full time - 37.5hrs per week | Excellent benefits
Spire London East Hospital are looking for an experienced Hospital Porter to provide the highest standards of personal service to patients and staff in all departments and to provide a highly efficient and courteous portering and distribution service throughout the hospital and to work as multi-skilled member of the team providing high level, quality support to he hospital, covering any of the courier, portering, and security duties.
Spire London East Hospital (formerly Spire Roding) is located in Redbridge, on the borders of East London and Essex. We offer comprehensive private hospital services, ranging from outpatient clinics and physiotherapy to surgery and diagnostic tests in a relaxed, clean and comfortable environment.
The hospital has 24 inpatient beds and 16 day case rooms called pods. Facilities include four operating theatres, an endoscopy suite, 2 extended recovery unit, pharmacy, x-ray, outpatient and diagnostic facilities.
Main duties of the job
To transfer, transport and guide patients safely around the hospital, as required, in a caring, sympathetic and professional manner To assist in the safety of patients, staff and consultants To collect and deliver clean and dirty linen Responsible for the teams safe management of the collection and disposal of waste, both domesticand clinical in line with corporate and hospital policy WM01 To assist with the general security of the hospital and associated grounds and report any securityproblems to the Senior Management team Report any maintenance issues to the Maintenance department via Pirana To undertake driving duties as required
About us Spire London East Hospital (formerly Spire Roding) is located in Redbridge, on the borders of East London and Essex. We offer comprehensive private hospital services, ranging from outpatient clinics and physiotherapy to surgery and diagnostic tests in a relaxed, clean and comfortable environment.
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Who We're Looking For?
Whilst no formal qualifications are required you must be able to communicate with other members of staff and patients clearly and your personal appearance must be of a high standard, expected in a professional healthcare environment. A clean driving licence is essential Experience of delivering frontline customer service and working in a similar environment Good communication and organisational skills Excellent customer care skills Ability to work without supervision Caring and sympathetic Ability to work evenings, nights and weekendsContract Type: Full time, Permanent Benefits Youll Enjoy:
35 days annual leave (including bank holidays) Private medical insurance & free Bupa wellness screening Employer & employee pension contributions Life assurance Spire for You discounts & cashback at 1,000+ retailers Career development & wellbeing supportOur Values:
Were proud of our heritage in private healthcare and live by values that guide everything we do:
Driving clinical excellence Doing the right thing Caring is our passion Keeping it simple Delivering on our promises Succeeding and celebrating togetherOur people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.
Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
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Experience Essential
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Qualifications Essential
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Spire Healthcare Ltd
Address Roding Ln S, Woodford, Ilford, Woodford Green IG4 5PZ
Redbridge
IG4 5PZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.spirehealthcare.com/ (Opens in a new tab)