We are seeking a reliable and motivated individual to support the smooth and safe movement of patients, specimens, and critical medical supplies across the St. Mary's Hospital site. Portering Services covers Porter, Post & Waste. This role is essential in ensuring timely patient care and efficient coordination between wards and departments.
Routinely communicating with all levels of staff by way of person to person, phone or radio, delivering a high-quality service to all areas, ensuring that tasks are carried out in a professional and timely manner.
About You:
* Strong commitment to patient safety and care
* Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively with clinical teams
* Physically capable of safely transporting patients and equipment
* Reliable, organised, and able to follow procedures accurately
Job responsibilities
* Collecting and delivering clinical specimens from wards and departments within designated timeframes, ensuring accurate handling and returning any specimens that are incorrectly labelled or require clarification.
* Check, sign out, and transport units of blood and blood products from the Blood Bank to hospital wards using the personalised computerised barcode system.
* Use blood transport cool boxes when required, and ensure any unused units are returned to the blood fridge within the designated timeframe and recorded appropriately.
* Obtain a signature from a senior member of nursing staff upon delivery of blood products to confirm receipt.
* Assist with helicopter patient transfer operations when required.
* Safely transfer patients across the hospital site using stretchers or beds, including operating motorised bed pushers.
* Support nursing staff during patient transfers using appropriate equipment such as roller boards and patient slides.
* Transport patients safely via wheelchair across the hospital site, including navigating inclines such as a 1:16 slope.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Key skills - literacy and numeric at G.C.S.E level or above
* Full UK Driving Licence
Experience
* Evidence of good communication and interpersonal skills
* Knowledge of working in a team with groups of diverse staff
* Able to maintain effectiveness under pressure
* Flexible and able to adapt to changing situations
* Ability to use own initiative
Knowledge
* Basic IT skills
* Good communication and interpersonal skills
* Ability to communicate with all levels of staff
Benefits
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle‑to‑work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities.
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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