Description
Bank Hospital Porter/ Driver
Location: Ashtead Hospital
Department: Hotel Services
Responsible to: Hotel Services Manager
Accountable to: Director of Operations
Job purpose:
The Bank Hospital Porter will provide a general portering services for all hospital departments but specifically including operating theatres, stores, security patrols (weekends and bank holidays) and potentially some delivery driving between other local Ramsay Hospitals.
Principal duties are to provide porter cover across the hospital from to pm Monday to Friday and am to pm on Saturdays. Some flexibility is required at other times as well to meet variations in the needs of the business.
Team - work, respect, consideration and supporting your team members is vital for the successful execution of all the responsibilities.
Promote and ensure an environment conducive to the continuing prevention and control of infection for all staff, patients and visitors.
Key Accountabilities:
1. Be responsible to the Hotel Services Manager for agreeing work patterns
2. To work in close liaison with the Operating theatres Manager and Head of the decontamination unit to ensure that relevant patient care and departmental priorities are met.
3. Work harmoniously with the other members of the portering and other teams ensuring that all responsibilities are covered.
4. Work closely with all departments, ensuring the safe movement of goods and equipment throughout the hospital.
5. Transporting patients as required around the hospital utilising appropriate lifting and handling techniques.
6. Dealing with the post on a daily basis.
7. Setting up the Conference Room for various meetings, events, and training.
8. Maintain the hospital car park and gardens, ensuring they are well presented, clean and tidy and ensure the waste storage area is clean, organised and well managed. Reporting any concerns to management.
9. To maintain the waste compound, ensuring bins are correctly compacted.
10. Ordering & ensuring safe movement of medical gas cylinders and to assist with deliveries from suppliers and cylinder changes.
11. Ensure that equipment used to move patients are properly prepared & maintained.
12. Taking Specimens to pathology when required and ensuring any required paperwork for this is completed.
13. Scanning the theatre store locations and replenishing the stock on a daily basis.
14. Providing cover for the driving of out Van which transports Instrument to and from our local sister hospitals in Reading and Caterham as required.
15. Removal of clinical & general waste & sharp bins from all departments of the hospital as required throughout the working day.
16. Undertake the clearance and correct disposal of medical and general waste from the back of theatres during the operating period.
17. Ensuring compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Regulations; ensuring that incidents and accidents are reported.
18. Collecting dirty linen from the designated locations to the outside container.
Training and development:
19. A comprehensive induction and training programme will be provided.
20. On-going specialist training courses will be provided.
21. Opportunities to develop formal skills and learning through the Ramsay Academy
What we give back to you:
22. Competitive hourly rates plus enhancements
23. Free DBS
24. Contributory pension scheme
25. Excellent training and development opportunities
26. Free parking and subsidised staff restaurant (subject to site facilities)
27. Free uniform
28. Access to Blue Light Card
What is a Bank Contract:
A Bank contract at Ramsay Health Care UK is a flexible employment agreement where you are not committed to a set number of hours per week. Instead, you work on an ad-hoc basis, filling in shifts that we have available in our hospitals. A Bank contract is ideal for individuals seeking flexibility, as it allows you to choose shifts that fit your availability, leaving you with a greater work-life balance. Bank contracts are also a fantastic way to secure additional income alongside other contracted work. Our Bank staff play a crucial role in maintaining service levels during peak times or staff shortages, ensuring that patient care remains uninterrupted.