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Porter
The closing date is 28 August 2025
Shortlisting to take place after closing date: Commencing 29th August 2025.
Interviews expected to take place in the week commencing: 8th September 2025.
PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
To support patient experience and patient flow by undertaking undertake all portering related duties, which includes primarily the transportation of patients to and from wards and departments, the movement of goods, including but not limited to post, pharmacy, gas cylinders, specimens, bloods, furniture and stores items, supplies, waste and linen andany other duties appropriate to the grade, which may be assigned from time to time.
Main duties of the job
The safe and efficient transportation of patients including any personal belongings or required equipment, using trolleys, beds or wheelchairs. Transferring patients and equipment to and from all wards and departments throughout the hospital sites.
Transportation of goods, stores, furniture, notes, x-rays, and any other items on request.
Transportation of bloods and specimens to the appropriate labs and from labs to appropriate wards and departments.
Transportation of deceased patients from wards, departments and A&E to the mortuary. Assist with Mortuary viewings when requested.
Exchange and movement of oxygen and other medical gas cylinders from gas cylinder storage areas across sites
Utilisation of communication devices such as ipods and radios to receive jobs and communicate with Team Leaders and or Resource Allocator.
Run the post room during opening hours. Ensure the safe acceptance, delivery and transfer of post items to external companies from across the sites. Ensure the safe acceptance, delivery and transfer of post items internally
Deal with Visitors, staff and patients queries in a courteous, effective and efficient manner.
Report in a timely manner any Health and Safety issues or incidents
About us
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
* We are one team
We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Experience
* Significant working experience within a customer focused environment
* Working in a Hospital/ Care Home/ Healthcare Environment
Skills
* Ability to follow instructions (verbal and written)
* Ability to work within agreed procedures and deadlines and to use initiative appropriately to deal with unexpected situations
Knowledge
* Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
* Knowledge of portering services and how this impacts on patient care and services delivered within the hospital
Qualifications
* Entry level 3 or above in literacy
* Entry level 2 or above in numeracy, or willing to undertake training to achieve.
* Health & Safety Training
* Customer Service Training
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.
Employer name
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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