Porter Security
Job Description
Job summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen within Facilities Portering Department at Royal Glamorgan Hospital to recruit Porter Security trained staff. The role will cover the full range of Porter based duties within the hospital environment alongside supporting security based duties and the prevention of violence and aggression. The role will be 24/7 provision with a working rota.
Main duties of the job
The post will support the following duties;
Contribute to the provision of healthcare for the Cwm Taf University Health Board (CTUHB) by delivering a porter service which meets all organisational and legislative standards and support the Facilities Unit commitment to a safety and quality framework.
Support the Porter Services Supervisor and Porter Team Leader in supervising the provision of Porter and Security services delivery that are managed from a Facilities Security Control Centre based at the hospital and ensuring a high quality service is delivered to patients, staff and visitors in accordance with service specifications. Post holder will be required to perform supplementary duties to respond to service needs and that are appropriate to the Facilities services and in line with their grade.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
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.
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Worked in Security or Porter role before
Desirable
- Prior work experience of porter, security or transport services with the health service or related work
Skills / Training
Essential
- Evidence of development within role
- Evidence of relevant training
Application
Desirable
- Good standard of application (report writing)
Knowledge
Essential
- Educated to a good standard of education
- Internal training equivalent to SIA accreditation certificate of training
Desirable
- Knowledge of Porter duties
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Address
Royal Glamorgan Hospital
Ynysmaerdy
Llantrisant
CF72 8XR
