Spire Healthcare Cardiff | Bank Porter | Free Parking | Excellent Benefits
Spire Cardiff Hospital is looking for an experienced and motivated Bank Porter to join our dedicated Facilities team. This role is essential in helping us deliver the highest standards of patient care and ensuring our hospital runs smoothly, safely and efficiently.
About the Role
As a Bank Porter, you will provide vital support across the hospital, including the safe movement of patients, equipment and supplies. You will work as part of a close-knit team, covering a range of shifts including days, afternoons and nights.
This is a flexible bank position, ideal for individuals looking to balance work with other commitments while contributing to exceptional patient experience.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- To transfer and guide patients safely around the hospital, as required, in a caring, sympathetic and professional manner
- Move clinical equipment, medical supplies, goods and other items as required
- Responsible for the safe management of the collection and disposal of waste, both domestic and clinical in line with corporate and hospital policy WM01
- Support clinical teams by maintaining a clean, safe and organised environment
- Respond promptly to portering requests and prioritise tasks effectively
- Deliver excellent customer service to patients, visitors and colleagues
- Uphold safety, infection‑control and patient‑handling standards
- Report any maintenance issues to the Maintenance department
- Complete additional portering and facilities tasks to support smooth running of the hospital
Who we're looking for:
- Experience of working in a similar role and delivering frontline customer service
- Good communication and organisational skills
- Excellent customer care skills
- Ability to work without supervision
- Caring and sympathetic
- Ability to work evenings, nights and weekends
- Due to the physical demands of the role, including moving equipment and assisting with patient transport, you will need to be able to perform these essential duties safely
Working Hours: Shifts, 06:00 - 14:00, 14:00 - 10:00 and 10:00 - 06:00
Contract Type: Bank
Benefits
- Bank colleagues are paid weekly
- We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
- Free onsite car park
- Access to Spire Healthcare pension
- Access to Blue Light Card
- Free uniform
- Free DBS
- Full induction, including mandatory training updates
- Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
- Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire's specialist Resourcing Team
We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.
Our Values
- Driving clinical excellence
- Doing the right thing
- Caring is our passion
- Keeping it simple
- Delivering on our promises
- Succeeding and celebrating together
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
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.
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