Decontamination Porter

To work as a member of the Facilities Team to carry out a comprehensive range of Portering tasks at the UHDB.

May work as part of a wider team of shift porters and be required to allocate tasks to other porters as part of the rota.

The Decontamination Unit supports the trust with varied and flexible approach to meet service need.

Rotated basis

Full driving license is essential
- Provision of a high quality portering service throughout the UHDB
- Respond to requests to move/transfer decontamination equipment between wards and departments.
- Timely collection and distribution of decontamination equipment
- When requested, support with the collection and delivery of single use items
- Adhere to scheduled delivery/collections - including across sites
- Movement of decontamination equipment between departments
- To undertake general duties of a routine or non-routine nature, including basic safety checks e.g Tugs, trolleys and cleaning
- To attend all mandatory training and other training courses as required
- Assist in training of new starters to the team
- Assist in implementing internal procedures and review as and when required
- Assistance and advice to Trust members of staff regarding portering services.
- Drive trust vehicles around the respective Trust site(s) to deliver portering services.

**Interview date**: 30th August 2023

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

**In return we will offer**:

- Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
- On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

**Key Facts about our Trust**:

- Our hospitals see more than 4,000 outpatients daily
- We see more Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients than any other Trust - over 3,300 per week
- An average 860 patients are seen in A&E every day - 6th largest in the country
- Our hospitals admit more than 220 emergency patients daily.
- We carry out more planned surgical operations than any other Trust in England with almost 50,000 operations taking place in our 52 operating theatres
- We are one of only 5 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres
- We carry out more than 300 elective procedures each working day