General Porter

at  East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

The portering team play a vital part within a busy hospital and ensure that patients are moved safely around to different areas of the hospital.
The successful candidate is required to be physically fit to be able to keep up with the demands of a portering role.
The role involves transferring patients, restock of bottle/gas runs, attending fire calls, cardiac arrest calls, helicopter calls, major incidents, collapsed patients, mortuary tasks and any other tasks allocated by duty Team Leaders.
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us

Please refer the Job description for details