Pharmacy and Healthcare Porter

To assist the office manager in ensuring the facilities within the healthcare department are effectivelymanaged, you will provide a high standard of portering services and housekeeping, escorting visitorsand contractors into and around the prison. You will deal with patients, healthcare colleagues and otherprofessionals over the phone and face to face.

The post holder will be a motivated and enthusiastic person who will have the necessary skills tosupport and monitor our partners, AMEY who deliver the estates and cleaning contract within theprisons, ensuring the department is maintained to appropriate standards for the delivery of healthcareservices.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide effective support, share knowledge, skills and expertise with healthcareand AMEY staff in providing clean safe environments for patients, visitors and colleagues in line withHMPPS cleaning and estates contracts. You will require the appropriate people, co-ordination,communication and collaborative skills to undertake this task effectively.

The post holder may need to work flexibly to respond to the needs of the service and the department,which operates on multiple sites on a 7 day a week, 365 days a year basis.

The post holder will require knowledge of Health and Safety, COSHH and Infection Preventionstrategies, relating to standards of hospital cleanliness such as Personal Protective Equipment andColour Coding and Moving and Handling.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.