Job overview
Work as a team member with a flexible approach within the Facilities Department. To provide a comprehensive service to the Hospital, undertaking scheduled and unscheduled movement of patients and materials as required for the benefits of clients, staff, relatives and visitors, complying with current legislation, and any other duties commensurate with the grading of the post.
Main duties of the job
1. Providing direct support to the X-ray Department at Worthing Hospital
2. Transferring patients between various areas of the hospital
3. Ensuring the safe movement of medical equipment
4. Transporting clinical waste and dangerous materials
5. Transferring the deceased to the mortuary
6. Collecting cylinders, moving beds.
7. Understanding of Health and Safety and Environmental Regulations for safe transfer of patients and in general terms relating to visitors and staff.
Working for our organisation
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
Candidate information pack - University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
8. Maintain the confidentiality of information about patients, staff and other health service business in accordance with Trust Policy.
9. Communicate daily with all users regarding any variation in service that may be required. Using judgement to prioritise as necessary in consultation with the Portering and Waste Supervisor.
10. Assess how to safely transport hospital equipment and utilise appropriate manual handling techniques
11. Ability to transfer patients across site using various methods of transportation.
12. Ability to transfer waste from source to point of storage
13. Assess manual handling / risk prior to movement
14. Understanding of Health & Safety and Environmental Regulations
for safe transfer of patients and in general terms relating to visitors and staff.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
15. Able to carry out tasks of the role.
16. Able to carry out physical duties of the role
17. Experience in customer service awareness
Desirable criteria
18. Experience in healthcare environment
19. NVQ 2
Skills
Essential criteria
20. Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
Essential criteria
21. Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role).
Important information for applicants:
A Note on AI Use in Applications
We value the individuality and authenticity that each candidate brings to the application process. While AI tools are increasingly accessible, we strongly discourage their use in completing your application. Your responses should reflect your own voice, experiences, and motivations—elements that are essential to a fair and accurate evaluation.
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Closing Adverts Early: In the event of exceptional interest, we may close adverts earlier than specified.
Some of our adverts are capped for a limited number of applications; therefore, the advert will close once the cap has been reached. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible if you are interested in the position to prevent you from missing out on applying for the opportunity.
Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.
DBS Checks: As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check. We make offers in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.
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UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications