Porter

Porter | Spire Dunedin, Reading | Full Time | Permanent | Excellent Benefits | 

Spire Healthcare Dunedin are currently seeking an experienced, reliable and professional Porter to join our dedicated team.

This is a key role in ensuring the smooth running of our hospital, providing essential support to staff, patients and visitors. 

The ideal candidate will have worked in a similar position, have excellent communication skills, a calm and reassuring manner.

Duties and Responsibilities

• To 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, cleaning and security duties.

 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.
• Previous experience of working in a similar position.
• 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.
• Must be comfortable with the physical element of this role.

Working Hours:  Full Time, 37.5 hrs pw. Monday - Friday (including some weekends)

Contract Type: Perm 

Benefits

We offer employed colleagues 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
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Free On Site Parking 

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Alison Roberts on [email protected] 

Closing Date:  If we have received sufficient applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy without further notice, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

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.