Main area Waste Porter Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Different shift patterns) Job ref 412-E&F-7043109-A
Site Leighton Hospital Town Crewe Salary £23,615 pa, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 24/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
We have a full time position available for a 'Waste Porter' at Leighton Hospital which will be working 5/7 - 7 am to 3 pm - to include alternate weekends and required to work various Bank Holiday shifts - to be discussed further at interview.
YOU WILL NEED TO HOLD A C1 LICENCE FOR THIS JOB - PLEASE NOTE APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT HOLD A C1 LICENCE YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED
A hospital porter should:
* Have good communication skills.
* Be able to work well with people from a wide range of backgrounds.
* Be friendly, polite and helpful.
* Have a positive outlook.
* Be fit and have high levels of stamina.
* Be able to work well under pressure.
* Act calmly and quickly in emergencies.
* Be able to follow instructions.
* Be reliable, hardworking, honest and trustworthy.
* Deal sensitively with patients and visitors who are anxious, distressed or very unwell.
* Have a flexible attitude to work.
Main duties of the job
You would be :
* Using special handling techniques to move expensive, specialist medical equipment from one part of the hospital to another.
* Transporting medical supplies, such as oxygen cylinders, and collecting and returning them when they are empty.
* Collecting blood samples and medical specimens from wards, clinics and theatres, and taking them to laboratories.
* Transporting general clinical waste and hazardous materials.
* Removing patients' bodies from wards and operating theatres and taking them to the mortuary.
* Bringing clean sheets and other items to the wards and removing dirty linen.
* Delivering patients' meals to wards and removing used crockery and cutlery.
* Delivering post to different departments of the hospital.
* Delivering supplies to wards and departments.
You will be a part of the portering services team within the estates department and will have contact with clinical and non-clinical staff. You could work with nurses, operating department practitioners, healthcare assistants, housekeepers, security staff or catering staff.
Working for our organisation
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K).
The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford. The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff.
An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester ‘places’ and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7million.
During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.
At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide a Portering service in public, patient and staff areas. To follow NHS guidance and work to the requirements of NHS standards, liaising with departmental and ward managers, housekeepers and supervisors to deliver a patient focused service.
SERVICE DELIVERY
To provide a porter service in all patient, public and staff areas.
To assist with the transfer of patients in and around the Trust.
To transport patients notes from and to wards, departments and medical records library.
To maintain entrances and exits to the premises so that they are free from litter, leaves etc.
To transfer the deceased and accept BID’s in accordance with agreed mortuary procedures.
To transport and replace medical gas cylinders for wards and departments.
To direct patients and visitors around the Trust and help with patient, visitor enquiries.
To collect and distribute goods within the Trust.
To transport & dispose of household, confidential and clinical waste in accordance with Trust Policy.
To maintain and clean manual and electrical equipment and to report maintenance issues to the supervisor.
Person specification
Skills
* Experience of working in a Healthcare Establishment.
* Ability to prioritise work.
Values
* A commitment to quality and safety.
* A recognition of the importance of showing respect, dignity and compassion to patients and colleagues.
Behaviours
* Must be willing to act as a role model.
* Must have the courage to speak up.
Key Messages
· Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process.
· All correspondence will be sent via the email address you have registered as your TRAC account.
· Selection is based on the Trust's values, and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.
· Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that their employees have a “right to work” in the UK. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hold a Sponsor Licence, which means that we MAY be able to sponsor you IF the role meets the UK Government requirements for sponsorship. Not all NHS roles are eligible for sponsorship. To be eligible for sponsorship, the role must be in an eligible occupation code and must meet the skill level and the minimum salary threshold (usually £38,700 per year for Skilled Worker or £23,200 for Health Care Worker Visa). You can find more information on the Government website.
· Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the entry point (bottom) of the pay band.
· Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period. LED Doctors are subject to a 3-month probationary period.
· Please provide a contact email address for referees when you submit your application. We will not request any references until after you have been made a formal job offer.
· You will be required to pay for your DBS disclosure (where the post requires one). This will be done via 3 monthly instalments from your pay. We encourage applicants to join and remain registered with the DBS update service.
· We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.
· Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Scott Mcevoy Job title Facilities Coordinator Email address scott.mcevoy@mcht.nhs.uk Telephone number 01270 612369
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Recruitment Team
Leighton Hospital
Middlewich Road
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 4QJ
Telephone 01270 904488
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