An opportunity has arisen within the Porter Services department based at Princess of Wales Hospital for permanent, full time Porter Security Officers on a Non Fixed Rota. In this role the successful applicant will be expected to use a variety of equipment, communication devices, and software systems supplied by the Facilities department. This will include the use of PCs, telephones, radios, and pagers. Training will be provided in all aspects of the job, and successful candidates will be expected to complete their vocational and mandatory training within the first two months of their employment. In the event of a major incident or to support the department in adverse weather conditions, the successful applicant will be required to be called into work to support the hospital outside of normal working hours. Ideally the successful candidates will be able to demonstrate previous experience of working in a hospital environment, or of having had similar roles outside of the NHS. All posts will be paid monthly by electronic cash transfer on the 21st of each month. This organisation uses the Disclosure Barring Service system and will apply for an appropriate disclosure on all successful applicants., The role covers the full range of hospital Porter duties and typically this will involve:

• Security details including locking and unlocking departments.
• Providing support and assurance to departments.
• Managing hospital car parks, and issuing Parking Charge Notices as required.
• Patient transfers.
• The collection and delivery of specimens.
• Medical gas cylinder delivery and collection.
• Medical device transfers.
• Waste management duties.
• Post room duties.
• Driving duties.
• Mortuary transfers.
The above is representative of the expected duties, but the list is not meant to be exhaustive.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary, and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We live by our core values:
• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.