Due to continued demand across the Northern Ireland Health Service, Randstad are keen to recruit a Patient Transporter / Porter to work within a busy Hospital environment.
The successful candidate will join an established team and work full time Monday-Sunday, 37.5 hours per week including evenings and weekends as per rota requirements. Premium rates apply for unsocial, night & weekends.
Benefits:
- Band 2 £11.45 per hour, enhanced weekend pay scales & overtime rates available.
- 37.5 hours per week Mon-Sun
- Enhanced holiday package
- Pension
- Belfast location
Requirements:
- 6 months previous experience in a similar patient transport or porter role role highly desirable
- Previous experience within a Health and Social Care Trust would be advantageous
- Enhanced Access NI is essential (can be applied for before commencement)
- Manual Handling training
- MMR vaccination records
- Effective communication
- Must be a team player
- Ability to work under pressure
- Must be flexible to some evening and or weekend shifts
- Patient focused, ability to engage and build rapport
Responsibilities:
- Undertaking general Porter duties in fast paced wards and hospital directorates
- Patient transport from the A&E department
- Assisting a team of nurses, allied health professionals & clinicians with patient transport and patient chaperone
- Movement of equipment including beds and wheelchairs
- Escorting staff and visitors as required
- Managing appointments, basic administration
- Interacting with patients, building engagement and rapport
- Offering assistance to management teams
- Moving and handling
Randstad Business Support acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Business Support is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
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