Job summary
- Main area
- Porter
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 36 hours per week (Hours will vary based on roster covering Monday - Sunday 24 hours)
- Job ref
- 374-LVB1606-A
- Employer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Eastbourne District General Hospital
- Town
- Eastbourne
- Salary
- £24,169 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Endoscopy Porter
NHS AfC: Band 2
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
Job overview
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.
Main duties of the job
An opportunity has arisen within the Endoscopy Unit at Eastbourne DGH for a Band 2 Endoscopy Porter. The purpose of this role is to provide a
general portering service to the Endoscopy Unit, participate in the transportation of endoscopic equipment, transferring patients and provide
general support as required to the staff on the Endoscopy Unit.
The department is operational 08.00-18.00 Monday to Saturday and may include Sundays in the future. The successful applicants will need to
work flexible shifts covering these hours. You must be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, organisational and interpersonal skills
as liaison with other disciplines is an integral part of this role. Other essential requirements for the role are
• Literacy and Numeracy skills
• Confident
• Punctual
• Flexible
Working for our organisation
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants and on-site staff accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme which is available to staff 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Onsite parking is available for a small administration fee.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Evidence of good general education including Maths and English
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of portering role / NVQ level 2
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous Portering experience
- Previous experience of working as part of a team
Desirable criteria
- Customer Service or relevant experience relating to NHS
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Danielle Lloyd
- Job title
- Endoscopy Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03001313727
- Additional information
ext 773727
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