Hospital Porter | Fylde Coast | Blackpool | Facilities | Part Time | Permanent | 28 hours per week & 21 hours per week position | £12.05 per hour
Spire Fylde Coast Hospital, Blackpool are looking to recruit a Hospital Porter to join their fantastic Facilities Team.
Please note, the role requires a full clean driving licence.
At Spire Fylde Coast Hospital, we provide comprehensive diagnostic services and treatments in a comfortable and relaxed private hospital environment. We offer fast access to high-quality healthcare with consultants who are experts in their field.
Working Hours: 28 hrs per week – Over 4 days / Shift pattens cover both 07.00-14.30pm / 14.00- 21.30pm- with Saturday working
Contract Type: Part-time, Permanent
As Hospital Porter you will work as multi-skilled member of the team providing high level, quality support to the hospital working with the minimum of supervision, covering any of the courier, portering, theatre, waste management and security duties.
Duties and Responsibilities

• With a strong focus on Customer Service and providing 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
• Although escorting patients in a safe and friendly manner is a key function you will also be required to perform a number of varied duties such as managing incoming and outgoing post and deliveries, all waste collection and disposal (including clinical)
• You will also be responsible for the movement of all goods and equipment when required and any additional tasks as requested

Who we're looking for:

• Excellent customer service and providing 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
• Although escorting patients in a safe and friendly manner is a key function you will also be required to perform a number of varied duties
• Managing the post and deliveries, all waste collection and disposal (including clinical)
• Movement of all goods and equipment when required and any additional tasks as requested

Benefits:
We offer employees 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 - FTE
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Free Parking

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

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 30 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 .
For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Alex Sweeney on alexandra.sweeney@spirehealthcare.com

About Us: At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We’re committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development.
We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care' . Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.