Bank Porter - Chorley Hospital

So many people want to join us to work as a Porter, we want the very best. As a porter, you play such an invaluable role supporting the day to day running of our hospital.

You will help directly with supporting patients moving to different parts of the hospital, often when they are at their most vulnerable. You're reassuring and friendly demeanour can really make a difference to the patient experience.

It's not simply transporting patients between different wards and departments, it also includes a variety of other duties such as sample collection, the transportation of linen, removal of domestic and clinical waste, postal services, security duties and driving duties.

It's a busy and active role and extremely satisfying and fulfilling. We are a 24/7, 365 days a year service, completing up to 15,000 tasks a month.You will join a dedicated and professional portering team that work hard together to deliver an efficient service that we are extremely proud of.

To find out more about the role, watch a short video from Jake, one of our very own porters:Video(opens in new tab)

Please note: Interviews for this role are expected to take place the week commencing 20th of December., To provide a comprehensive front-line support service to all wards and departments within the Trust. You will be responsible for supporting patient transfers, carrying out all general portering duties, occasional ad hoc driving requests and assisting with security issues as required. You will demonstrate a consistently high standard of professionalism, must be flexible in approach and able to use own initiative to plan workload and resolve problems.

We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria. Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns. You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path. You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and

£23,615 a year per annum (Paid weekly at an hourly rate)