You need excellent communication skills, motivation, teamwork ability, and previous healthcare experience is a plus, though training will be provided.

You will ensure high-quality porter service, safely move patients and equipment, maintain a clean environment, and adhere to Health and Safety and Trust policies.

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Facilities Management

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust delivers a variety of healthcare services across its hospitals, including Maidstone Hospital and Tunbridge Wells Hospital. Their mission is to provide high-quality, patient-centered care, focusing on improving health outcomes and patient experiences. They aim to achieve clinical excellence through innovation, compassionate care, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

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Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

The Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust have another opportunity which has arisen within the Facilities Directorate for a full time General Porter to join our dedicated facilities team in portering. To provide an efficient, effective and fully comprehensive portering service across Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury. The full time hours are 37.5 per week, based on rostered shift patterns. We are looking for lively and enthusiastic individuals that have excellent Interpersonal And Communication Skills Who Are Well Motivated And hard-working and able to work as part of our team. Previous experience of working within a healthcare environment would be advantageous but not essential as training will be provided. The General Porter will be a multi-skilled person working with a team. To be responsible for maintaining a comprehensive professional and responsive high quality porter service to patients, staff, visitors and all service users. To undertake the movement of patients, equipment, documentation, linen, waste etc. in an efficient and safe manner. Maintain a clean and safe environment in accordance with the specification and be responsive to service needs as they arise and constantly seek to improve the productivity and quality of the service. Undertake necessary duties to ensure that an efficient portering service is maintained. These duties will be carried out both in patient and non-patient environments. All work must be undertaken in line with Health and Safety, Infection Prevention, Security and all Trust Policy and Procedures. Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible. MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England. We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre. In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East. Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mantas Svaplenas Job title: Portering Manager Email address: m.svaplenas@nhs.net Telephone number: 01892 638862

The Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust have another opportunitywhich has arisen within the Facilities Directorate for a full time GeneralPorter to join our dedicated facilities team in portering. To provide an efficient, effective and fully comprehensive portering service acrossTunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury.The full time hours are 37.5 per week, based on rostered shift patterns.We are looking for lively and enthusiastic individuals that have excellentInterpersonal And Communication Skills Who Are Well Motivated Andhard-working and able to work as part of our team.Previous experience of working within a healthcare environment would beadvantageous but not essential as training will be provided.The General Porter will be a multi-skilled person working with a team. To be responsible for maintaining a comprehensive professional and responsive high quality porter service to patients, staff, visitors and all service users. To undertake the movement of patients, equipment, documentation, linen, waste etc. in an efficient and safe manner. Maintain a clean and safe environment in accordance with the specification and be responsive to service needs as they arise and constantly seek to improve the productivity and quality of the service.Undertake necessary duties to ensure that an efficient portering service ismaintained. These duties will be carried out both in patient and non-patientenvironments.All work must be undertaken in line with Health and Safety, InfectionPrevention, Security and all Trust Policy and Procedures.Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mantas Svaplenas Job title: Portering Manager Email address: m.svaplenas@nhs.net Telephone number: 01892 638862

General Porter - Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

The Maidstone &amp;amp; Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust have another opportunity&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;which has arisen within the Facilities Directorate for a full time General&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Porter to join our dedicated facilities team in portering. To provide an efficient, effective and fully comprehensive portering service across&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The full time hours are 37.5 per week, based on rostered shift patterns.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We are looking for lively and enthusiastic individuals that have excellent&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Interpersonal And Communication Skills Who Are Well Motivated And&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;hard-working and able to work as part of our team.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Previous experience of working within a healthcare environment would be&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;advantageous but not essential as training will be provided.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The General Porter will be a multi-skilled person working with a team. To be responsible for maintaining a comprehensive professional and responsive high quality porter service to patients, staff, visitors and all service users. To undertake the movement of patients, equipment, documentation, linen, waste etc. in an efficient and safe manner. Maintain a clean and safe environment in accordance with the specification and be responsive to service needs as they arise and constantly seek to improve the productivity and quality of the service.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Undertake necessary duties to ensure that an efficient portering service is&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;maintained. These duties will be carried out both in patient and non-patient&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;environments.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All work must be undertaken in line with Health and Safety, Infection&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Prevention, Security and all Trust Policy and Procedures.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Please note that this role may often attract a high level of applications. Please note this role may close earlier than the original closing date so please ensure you submit your application as soon as possible.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Mantas Svaplenas Job title: Portering Manager Email address: m.svaplenas@nhs.net Telephone number: 01892 638862

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