Waste Porter

Kettering General Hospital Foundation NHS Trust is looking to recruit enthusiastic people to join our portering team as Waste Porters.

The successful applicants will work as part of a team that provides a caring, safe and efficient portering service to our patients., The post will also include other duties such as the collection and disposing of waste across all areas of the Trust. Duties will involve driving a transit type van and will include lifting, pulling, and pushing of medium to heavy loads.

The ability to communicate effectively is essential as the role involves interaction with patients and all other users of the hospital and will require the post holder to be aware of the need to be caring, courteous, respectful, confidential, and customer focused in the delivery of their duties.

Applicants must hold a clean current UK driving licence and will also need Basic English language, literacy, and numeracy skills.

Previous experience of working in portering or a similar role is desirable.

Applicants will be able to work any 5 out of 7 days and work a variety of shifts including night work on a rostered shift pattern.

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey.Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.