Porter

**Porter**

**Nottingham University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust**

**Nottingham City Hospital, Hucknall Road, NG5 1PB**

**Band 2 - £11.45 per hour**

**37.5 hours per week - 12 hour shifts, Monday to Friday**

**Must be able to work the following shifts - 6.00 -14.00, 7.00-15.00, 8.00-16.00, 9.00-17.00, 12.00-20.00**

Formed in 2006, Nottingham University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the biggest and busiest acute Trusts in England, employing 14,500 staff. We provide services to over 2.5 million residents of Nottingham and its surrounding communities. We also provide specialist services to a further 3-4 million people from neighbouring counties each year.

**Could you be a part of this team?**

**Overview**

We are currently looking for four Porters to join our friendly team. You will will be required to work as part of a team providing high standards of portering in all areas throughout the hospital, following appropriate procedures.

You will be required to handle equipment responsibly, and within health and safety guidelines and be responsible for maintaining patient, staff and public safety whilst undertaking their duties.

You will also be required to work on their own or as part of a team to deliver services as directed by policies, procedures which are monitored by the Assistant Manager Patient Movement.

We are looking for people who have a friendly and helpful manner and have a sensitive approach when dealing with patients and their families.

**Your duties will include**:

- Transfer of patients either in wheelchairs, on a bed/trolley to and from wards and departments within the required time.
- Assist with of the moving and handling of patients when requested.
- Moving deceased patients from wards/ departments to the mortuary in a discreet and sensitive manner, observing any religious or cultural requirements.
- Collection and delivery of pharmacy stores to wards and departments
- Collection of urgent specimens from wards and departments to the path lab.
- Receive deliveries and deliver and exchange medical gas cylinders in wards and departments.
- Assist the nursing team whilst transporting patients who are on ventilators/medical gas etc.
- Provide a transportation service throughout the Trust of bloods, samples, fluids, medication, notes, x-rays, snack boxes and other such items directly related to patient care.
- Provide an emergency collection service of blood samples in the event of pneumatic tube failure.

**Skills required**:

- Experience working in a hospital setting in a similar role.
- Caring and polite manner, professional, flexible, positive, adaptable, persuasive, motivated, diplomatic, pro-active and innovative team player and adaptable to change.
- Physically Fit to lift and move patients and inert objects in accordance with manual handling training.
- Ability to manoeuvre patients via a trolley, wheelchair, PAT slide or bed (To include Bariatric).
- Stable calm temperament, able to work in stressful situations and meet response times.

**Who are NHS Professionals?**

NHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work flexibly within the NHS.

Working through the NHSP bank means Trusts don’t have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have over 130,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades, and specialities, saving the NHS over **£70 million** each year. This money is then reinvested back into the NHS.

In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits:
- **Competitive Pay Rates**:

- work this week, get paid next week
- **First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England**
- **Dedicated consultants**
- **Flexible working options**
- **Free DBS and free training**
- **Build holiday allowance**
- **Support when you need it - 24/7 365 days**
- **Stakeholder pension scheme**

**Disclaimer**

**Job Type**: Temporary contract
Contract length: 3 months

**Salary**: £11.45 per hour

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- portering or similar: 1 year (required)

Ability to Commute:

- Hucknall, NG5 1PB (required)

Ability to Relocate:

- Hucknall, NG5 1PB: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 71226