Theatre Portering Supervisor

Theatres at County consists of a suite of 7 theatres, a modular unit and an ambulatory unit which cover many different specialities.

You will need to be a team player with good communication skills and an ability to adapt to new situations with a strong focus on providing excellent quality patient care within the Theatre environment.

To supervise the Theatre porters, ensuring the department is adequately covered to enable the efficient, timely and safe transport of patients and all required equipment to and from the department.

To support the operating department multidisciplinary team and, under direct supervision, contribute towards the care of the ambulatory, peri and postoperative patient. The post holder will be required to transmit information, transport items and patients within and beyond the operating Department complex. They will be responsible for the general cleanliness of the department and the specific cleaning of the operating theatres.

To ensure the operating theatres are scrubbed out daily and the department as a whole is clean, tidy and free from dusts and contaminates.

To undertake the PDR’s and complete the duty roster for the portering team.

To ensure the department and equipment, the use thereof, is clean and maintained.

The following list is an example only and not an exhaustive list.

Day to day supervision and training for the porters including daily work allocation.

Collect patients from wards and theatres.

Assist with transferring patient from bed and trolleys onto operating table.

Deliver and replace medical gas cylinders as required.

The patients’ dignity is maintained at all times.

The patient is offered appropriate support and reassurance during the transfer or move, in a manner sensitive to their needs and concerns.

Safe and suitable moving and handling techniques are always used.

Transfer and moving equipment is used safely and correctly at all times.

Any unexpected change in the patient’s condition during the transfer or move is reported promptly to the appropriate member of the care team.

Trained to fetch blood plasma and platelets from blood fridge and ensure they have the correct documentation and sign relevant paperwork when removing from fridge.

Trained to scrub all theatres at end of list with industrial machines.

Ensures all equipment is maintained and kept clean and ready for use.

Cleans and tidies the environment.

Signs and keeps work logs up to date

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.