Overview
Porter role at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Porters move patients, goods and equipment between departments to where they are needed and are involved in emergency response arrangements including the response to fire alarms and support to security where required. The role supports providing excellent care to patients and requires commitment to a service that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Responsibilities
* The safe movement of people and goods including (but not limited to): patients (including babies, children and adults), the deceased, mail, medical records, pharmacy supplies, blood units and pathology specimens, sterile supplies, patient meals, domestic waste, confidential waste, clinical and cytotoxic waste, linen, office furniture and equipment
* Check all modes of patient equipment are safe and in good working order
* Attend all crash and trauma calls to support the crash team
* Deputise for the Shift Leads in their absence as requested by the service
* Undertake non-routine portering duties such as office furniture and equipment movement
* Replenish medical gas supply, including where required the connection to the medical gas systems
* Collection from clinical areas and transfer to Mortuary of deceased patients including completion of appropriate documentation
* Provide support to security staff where required
Person Specification
* Essential: Good standard of education including numeracy and literacy skills
* Desirable: Conflict resolution training
* Essential: Customer care focused – experience of working in a busy environment with conflicting demands
* Desirable: Experience of working in an NHS environment or public sector
* Essential: Physically fit
* Desirable: Ability to remain calm
Details
Employer: Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Basingstoke Hospital, Aldermaston Road, Basingstoke, RG24 9NA
Band 2 • Salary £24,465 per year pro rata • Permanent • Full-time
Job reference: 251-CORP2802-Porter-B
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