JOB SUMMARY:
To provide andmaintaina flexible, dedicated, comprehensive frontline support service to the staff and patients and provide a support service to other departments of the Trust. This involves undertaking a wide range of duties including moving and handling that enable the clinical and non-clinical departments to function effectively.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The post holder will work as part of a team to provide an efficient portering service to the Trust.
To provide and to contribute to, afirst classcustomer care service to all users of the Trust.
To transfer patients, medical equipment and associated medical sundries as delegated by line management by use of bed, chair, trolley etcTo distribute and collect linen/laundry todesignatedlocations as in agreed schedules. This includes soiled and infected linen.
To undertake refuse collections of clinical, household, confidential and specialist waste.
To transfer furniture and equipment for disposalor relocation.
Collect, distribute, and document for audit and security purposes specimens/bloods for pathology, including emergency collections and distributions as and when required by the service.
Provide the exchange, transfer and testing of portable medical gas cylinders and document a record of the usage. Report any identifiable faults.
Provide the exchange & transfer of manifold medical gas cylinders and document a record of the usage. Report any identifiable faults.
Undertake driving duties as necessaryin accordance withservice needs, if applicable.
Undertake hospital mortuary dutiesin the measuring, transfer, preparation, and documentation of the deceased, also the laying out of the deceased in the absence of mortuary personnel.Assistthe police and ambulance with access to the mortuary.
One LSC stands for ‘One Lancashire and South Cumbria’ because there is one team serving Lancashire and South Cumbria in a joined-up way. It is run by the five Trusts as a collaborative partnership. The Trusts that make up One LSC are:
• Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
• Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
• Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
The core principles of One LSC are: by bringing services more closely together we can deliver the best service possible, eliminate duplication, ensure value for money, work across different organisations to benefit from being able to share common systems and processes.
Additional information
BTH is part of the Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Collaborative, therefore all roles will berequiredto support system wide working across the Lancashire & South Cumbria regions.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The post holder will work as part of a team to provide an efficient portering service to the Trust.
To provide and to contribute to, afirst classcustomer care service to all users of the Trust.
To transfer patients, medical equipment and associated medical sundries as delegated by line management by use of bed, chair, trolley
To distribute and collect linen/laundry to designatedlocations as in agreed schedules. This includes soiled and infected linen.
To undertake refuse collections of clinical, household, confidential and specialist waste.
To transfer furniture and equipment for disposalor relocation.
Collect, distribute, and document for audit and security purposes specimens/bloods for pathology, including emergency collections and distributions as and when required by the service.
Provide the exchange, transfer and testing of portable medical gas cylinders and document a record of the usage. Report any identifiable faults.
Provide the exchange & transfer of manifold medical gas cylinders and document a record of the usage. Report any identifiable faults.
Undertake driving duties as necessaryin accordance withservice needs, if applicable.
Undertake hospital mortuary dutiesin the measuring, transfer, preparation, and documentation of the deceased, also the laying out of the deceased in the absence of mortuary personnel.Assistthe police and ambulance with access to the mortuary.
Ensure that the expectations of service users are met through the compliance with the Portering Service Standards.
Attend training asrequiredto meet statutory and service needs within the Portering Service.
Ensure compliance with written procedures for all aspects of Portering Services, these forming the basis of Portering Service Standards and induction training.
Tobe responsible foralways wearing correct Personal Protective Equipment, provided by the Trust for own protection.
In the absence of supervisor to answer any telephone calls and undertake/distributeworkas necessary.
To carry the bleep(s) when supervisors or acting supervisor are on a break.
Toassistin the case of a missing patient.
To unlock hospital entrances in the unlikely event if Security personnel are dealing with security incidents. Ensuring staff have access to hospital at 6am and hospital is locked down at 10pm
In the event ofthe baby abduction being activated staff toassist
Bed Management procedures daily at 8am, Monday to Sunday
To attend incidents of fire in line with operational procedures.
To provide an immediate on call response to medical emergencies.
Have responsibility for the safe and effective utilisation of equipment used by the Portering Service.
As directed,assistnewly appointed porters during the local induction phase, in awareness and familiarisation of the services provided and the processes that enable the service to function effectively, safely, and securely.
The Portering Servicesoperatethroughout the year and as such the post-holder will be under a contractual obligation to work on National Public/Bank Holidays, if rostered to do so.
This advert closes on Thursday 6 Feb 2025