Bank Porter/ driver inWhitehaven inWhitehaven PUBLISHED 26 DEC 2023

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems.

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.


Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.



If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

  • Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
  • If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.


Important Information

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:

  • Junk Mail is checked regularly


Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

  • youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
  • the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro Tel: , or email:

Unlock Tel: ,
email
or complete the
online form on the Unlock website

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows
if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

The Trust's portering teams support the provision of a timely and reliable service to all wards, departments and specialist areas throughout the Trust's two main acute Hospital sites, the West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven and the Cumberland Infirmary at Carlisle.

Porters are involved with a wide range of ancillary duties and responsibilities which centre on the movement of patients, waste, medical gases, pathological items and all other specialist goods or equipment required to aid clinical services in the delivery of safe and responsive patient care.


Bank Porter


Bank Porters deliver a range of portering functions in support of the existing Shift Team and Day Porters in order to distribute the increased workloads demanded by the vast majority of departments during standard working hours. Working patterns will be reviewed periodically to ensure service delivery is both adequate and appropriately reflected through existing rota.

  1. Undertake careful and considerate patient movement via wheelchair, trolley, or bed.
  2. Maintain high standard of hygiene in line with Trust's hygiene code of practice and comply with infection control procedures at all times.
  3. Safeguard and promote the welfare of children/elderly at an individual level.

Undertake the movement and use of any/all relevant machinery in the disposal of all waste, in accordance with prescribed methods, procedures and current legislation, including HTM guidelines.

  • Remove and transfer all waste streams from wards, departments and residential accommodation to appropriate disposal holds/collection points in accordance with the prescribed methods and procedures.
  • Transport Domicilary linen into the community as a lone worker.
  • Routinely check, change and deliver medical gas cylinders in accordance with the prescribed methods and procedures.
  • Carry out and record daily inspections of fleet vehicles.
  • Record and update vehicle mileage and fuel receipts on a daily basis.
  • Ensure fleet vehicles are left secure.
  • Undertake careful and considerate transfer of furniture and equipment including clinical equipment between the trust wide hospitals, wards, departments and residential accommodation under the direction of the appropriate authorised Trust staff.
  • Drive van to trust wide hospitals, Chemists or GP centres
  • Transport pathological, pharmaceutical, and other specialist medical supplies between hospitals trust wide or to GP centres.

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.


Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.



If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

  • Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
  • If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.


Important Information

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:

  • Junk Mail is checked regularly


Disclosure and Barring Service:

On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.

The changes mean that:

  • youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
  • the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.

If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.

Nacro Tel: , or email:

Unlock Tel: ,
email
or complete the
online form on the Unlock website

The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows
if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.

As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.

Excellent opportunities for development

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies

EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

These schemes are subject to availability

The Trust's portering teams support the provision of a timely and reliable service to all wards, departments and specialist areas throughout the Trust's two main acute Hospital sites, the West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven and the Cumberland Infirmary at Carlisle.

Porters are involved with a wide range of ancillary duties and responsibilities which centre on the movement of patients, waste, medical gases, pathological items and all other specialist goods or equipment required to aid clinical services in the delivery of safe and responsive patient care.


Bank Porter


Bank Porters deliver a range of portering functions in support of the existing Shift Team and Day Porters in order to distribute the increased workloads demanded by the vast majority of departments during standard working hours. Working patterns will be reviewed periodically to ensure service delivery is both adequate and appropriately reflected through existing rota.

  1. Undertake careful and considerate patient movement via wheelchair, trolley, or bed.
  2. Maintain high standard of hygiene in line with Trust's hygiene code of practice and comply with infection control procedures at all times.
  3. Safeguard and promote the welfare of children/elderly at an individual level.

Undertake the movement and use of any/all relevant machinery in the disposal of all waste, in accordance with prescribed methods, procedures and current legislation, including HTM guidelines.

  • Remove and transfer all waste streams from wards, departments and residential accommodation to appropriate disposal holds/collection points in accordance with the prescribed methods and procedures.
  • Transport Domicilary linen into the community as a lone worker.
  • Routinely check, change and deliver medical gas cylinders in accordance with the prescribed methods and procedures.
  • Carry out and record daily inspections of fleet vehicles.
  • Record and update vehicle mileage and fuel receipts on a daily basis.
  • Ensure fleet vehicles are left secure.
  • Undertake careful and considerate transfer of furniture and equipment including clinical equipment between the trust wide hospitals, wards, departments and residential accommodation under the direction of the appropriate authorised Trust staff.
  • Drive van to trust wide hospitals, Chemists or GP centres
  • Transport pathological, pharmaceutical, and other specialist medical supplies between hospitals trust wide or to GP centres.



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