Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
15.00 hours per week in x-ray department
Our Porter will provide a comprehensive portering service for the Hotel Services department whilst ensuring safe movement of patients, equipment, furniture, waste, laundry, notes, specimens etc around our Trust sites and ensure equipment is cleaned and monitored for any faults. They will work alongside patients, visitors and colleagues in a polite and courteous manner and participate in the onsite courier service around our Trust sites.
Main duties of the job
* Provide a comprehensive portering service for our facilities department.
* Ensure safe movement of patients, equipment, furniture, waste, laundry, notes, specimens etc around the Trust sites.
* Ensure equipment is cleaned and monitored for any faults.
* Work alongside patients, visitors and colleagues in a polite and courteous manner.
* Participate in our Trust's courier service to include community sites.
About us
As an integrated care organisation, our Trust's purpose is to provide safe, high-quality health and social care at the right time, in the right place to support the people of Torbay and South Devon to live their lives to the full.
The Workplace teams underpin the provision of clinical services, employing approximately 600 staff, delivering Workplace services across all sites within the Trust.
We need all Workplace staff to own and live our organisational values:
* Working together for people
* Commitment to quality care
* Compassion
* Improving lives
* Respect and dignity
Job responsibilities
* To ensure that patients are moved around the hospital in a safe and professional manner by whatever means (Stretcher, Wheelchair, Trolley etc.).
* To ensure that items such as mail, patient notes, waste, laundry, medical gas cylinders and laboratory specimens are collected and delivered safely around the Trust sites with appropriate handling equipment.
* Deliver hospital supply cages to wards and departments and collect and return empty cages.
* To maintain daily vehicle sheets and submit to supervisor and maintain cleanliness of vehicles.
* To ensure that the department's equipment, i.e., trolleys, wheelchairs, bed movers etc., are cleaned regularly and any faults are reported to the supervisor immediately.
* To ensure that wheelchairs and trolleys are cleaned/disinfected between patients as necessary.
* To provide a portering service to the residential areas regarding delivery and sorting of mail, linen, rubbish, dirty laundry, movement of furniture, stores and equipment etc.
Person Specification
Qualifications and training
* Basic numeracy and literacy skills.
* Willingness to undertake training relevant to the post.
* Full Driving License.
Knowledge and experience
* Ability to communicate at all levels, including staff, patients, visitors and students.
* Ability to work independently and to prioritise work.
* Ability to work under pressure.
* Ability to maintain a patient, calm and methodical approach when undertaking multiple tasks within a busy hospital environment.
* Enthusiastic, approachable and confident.
* Experience working in a hospital environment or hotel services environment.
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.
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