Job Summary
Are you enthusiastic and motivated? Will you enjoy the challenges of helping us to look after patients with urgent care needs? Do you want to have a positive impact on patients who require emergency care and treatment? If your answer is yes then we'd love to hear from you!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Emergency Department. You should be pro-active, dynamic and enjoy working in a busy environment.
The successful candidate will undertake portering, technical and general support duties for the Emergency Department of a routine or non-routine nature to meet the demands of a busy department providing a 24-hour service.
You must be able to demonstrate that you have excellent people skills and that you are able to work under pressure. The successful candidates will cover shifts over a 24 hour period.
Approximately 75,000 patients a year attend the Emergency Department, with average daily attendances of 210 attendees and approximately 70 admissions into the Hospital via the Emergency admission system. The successful candidate will receive education and training in how to assist in the safe transfer of patients throughout the hospital as well as how to help with the smooth running of the department.
For further information please contact Martin Barnes.
Main Duties of the Job
1. Respond promptly and courteously to all requests from the sister/charge nurse, or from another member of staff in the Emergency Department.
2. Liaise regularly with the operational leaders to ensure the delivery of an efficient, high quality service.
3. Escort patients and visitors to and from the Emergency Department.
4. Move patients by wheelchair, bed or trolley, including movement of the deceased.
5. Maintain privacy and dignity of the patient during escort/transfer.
6. Communicate effectively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team, patients, relatives and carers and members of the public.
7. Actively promote the Trust values.
8. Collect and deliver stores, drugs, medical records, medical gases, beds, equipment, department-based furniture, bloods and specimens as well as other ad-hoc requests.
9. Carry a pager, operate telephones and respond to emergency alerts including helicopter arrival.
10. Assist qualified staff to move patients from/to trolley/bed/wheelchair.
11. Carry out regular checks on clinical and technical equipment, to include servicing and repairs as necessary e.g. responsibility for quality control and fault finding on Blood Gas Analysers, undertaking daily checks and rectifying faults, liaising with Haematology where appropriate.
About Us
At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff well-being, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial well-being. We've even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working in the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Job Details
Date posted: 14 February 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 2
Salary: £23,615 a year per annum pro rata if part time
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 427-6668957 B
Job locations: Royal United Hospitals Bath, Combe Park, Bath, BA1 3NG
Person Specification
Specific Skills Essential:
* Ability to work with or without direct supervision
* Good verbal communication skills
Knowledge and Experience Essential:
* Experience of working with the public
* Understands the need for confidentiality
* Willingness to undertake training courses relevant to the role
Desirable:
* Previous portering experience
Values Essential:
* Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is nonjudgemental
* Helps and co-operates with colleagues
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.
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.
Employer Details
Employer Name: Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Royal United Hospitals Bath, Combe Park, Bath, BA1 3NG
Employer's Website: https://www.ruh.nhs.uk/
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