Please note, although this role is being advertised by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, it will transfer to OneLSC, a Corporate Collaboration hosted by East Lancashire Hospitals Trust on 1.11.24. There are no plans to change the location of the role.
We are looking for an A&E Porter - Permanent contract
Post available
37.5 hours per week - rolling rota - days / nights / weekends
Applicants must be physically fit, have good communication skills and the ability to work on their own initiative and as part of a team. Self-motivation, commitment to customer care and quality issues is essential.
Flexibility is required in this busy department to cover Annual Leave and Sickness. The successful candidate will be trained to cover all aspects of the portering role.
Full training and uniform will be provided.
This post will be closed at the discretion of the appointing manager so early application is advised.
Main Duties
* The post holder will work as part of a team to provide an efficient portering service to the Trust.
* Transfer patients, medical equipment and associated medical sundries as delegated by line management using beds, chairs, trolleys, etc.
* Transfer furniture and assist in relocating equipment during office relocations and new developments.
* Distribute and collect linen/laundry to designated locations as per agreed schedules, including soiled and infected linen.
* Undertake refuse collections of clinical, household, confidential and specialist waste, and change clinical waste bags on the A&E unit as required.
* Collect, distribute and document for audit and security purposes specimens/blood for pathology, including emergency collections and distributions as required by the service.
* Provide the exchange, transfer and testing of portable medical gas cylinders and document a record of the usage; report any identifiable faults.
* Provide the exchange and transfer of manifold medical gas cylinders, document a record of the usage and report any identifiable faults.
* Undertake hospital mortuary duties: measuring, transfer, preparation and documentation of the deceased, laying out of the deceased in the absence of mortuary personnel, and assist police and ambulance with access to the mortuary.
* Attend training as required to meet statutory and service needs within the Portering Service.
General Requirements
* Quality: Each member of staff is required to ensure that:
o The patient and customer are always put first.
o In all issues, the patient/customer requirements are met and all staff contribute fully to achieving the Trust’s corporate goals and objectives.
o All staff hold themselves personally responsible for the quality of their work and seek to attain the highest standards achievable within their knowledge, skills and resources.
* Confidentiality: Each member of the Trust’s staff is responsible for ensuring the confidentiality of any information relating to patients and for complying with all the requirements of the Data Protection Act. Any breaches will be dealt with by the Trust Disciplinary Procedure and may result in dismissal.
* Data Protection / Freedom of Information Acts: Carry out any requirements within the duties applicable to the Data Protection Act, 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Justin Emery
Job title: Portering Services Manager
Email address: justin.emery@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01253 955331
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