Hospital Porter

**Hospital Porter / Patient Services Team Member**

**Location**: Huntingdon

**Job Type**: Temporary

**Duration of booking**:Expected to last 3 months initially with possible extension

**Proposed start date**: ASAP

**Sector**: Healthcare

**Base**:Hospital

**Band**:2

**Any hours worked Monday to Friday between 6am to 8pm (Days)**: £10.69 paye inclusive of holiday pay per hour

**Any hours worked Monday to Friday between 8pm to 6am (Nights)**: £13.89paye inclusive of holiday pay per hour

**Saturday**:£13.89paye inclusive of holiday pay per hour

**Sunday and Bank Holidays**:£17.10paye inclusive of holiday pay per hour

**Working Days and Hours**:
Early 06:00-14:00

Late: 14:00-22:00

Night 22:00- 06:00

**Job Purpose**:

- To work closely with colleagues to provide assistance where required and respond to the different needs of all wards and departments.
- Working as an effective team member, the post holder is expected to be flexible and work effectively with colleagues within the Trust and department.
- To promptly report on any issues that may impact on patient services

**Duties**
- Escorting and conveyance of patients and visitors by wheelchair trolley or bed to and from wards, clinics and reception (including x-ray and theatres out of hours and at weekends)
- Transportation and delivery of samples (in appropriate containers) and forms to pathology lab and delivery of items from pathology lab to wards and clinics.
- Delivery of drugs and controlled drugs to wards and theatres from pharmacy and the collection and delivery of TTO (drugs) and forms to pharmacy and wards.
- Collection of empty ward boxes.
- Transportation and delivery of request forms and case notes to and from wards, clinics, offices and medical records.
- Movement of beds, and associated equipment and furniture within the Trust.
- Provision of security presence within the hospital (doors, locks etc.).
- Responding to fire alarms within hospital and staff accommodation and check source of alarm etc.
- Maintain medical gas cylinder stocks throughout the Trust
- Delivery and collection of clean linen trolleys to and from wards, departments and required areas
- To move furniture to waste compound for disposal
- To move any furniture that is requested for movement from one area to another (this could include offices/wards/depts.).
- To maintain high personal hygiene at all times
- To collect/deliver specimens from all wards/depts. to the pathology laboratory
- To collect drugs from wards/depts. and deliver to the requested area
- To deliver all pathology reports daily
- To deliver meal trollies to all wards and return to kitchens when meal times are finished
- To deliver milk quota’s to all wards/depts., daily
- To assist the site-manager in times of peak activity within the Trust
- Ensure all equipment has been regularly maintain
- Ensure all equipment is used in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions
- Ensure any equipment found to be faulty/ unsafe should be removed from use and reported to the appropriate authority
- To collect blood products from the blood bank and deliver to wards/depts., collection of special waste (venesected blood, radioactive blood) and delivering to collection point using prescribed procedures.

**Qualifications, Skills and Experience**
- Knowledge of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974
- Knowledge of vulnerable adult and child protection issues
- Team player with ability to establish sound relationships
- Ability to remain calm and work effectively in a busy environment
- Ability to use initiative to make a decision with sphere of work and/or knowledge recognising where assistance is required
- Can effectively prioritise & co-ordinate own work
- Relentless in ensuring team’s focus on best patient experience and best patient outcomes
- Advocates, drives and role models optimum flexibility and efficiency

**Questions**

Do you have experience working as a Porter in the NHS?

Do you have experience working as a Porter in healthcare?

Are you looking for temporary work?

Do you meet the criteria above and available to start immediately?