Theatre Porter

An opportunity has arisen to join our team of Theatre Porters at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital. You will work as part of a small team supporting the running of the operating theatres.

Duties include transporting equipment and instruments between departments, moving and transferring patients, waste management, stores and the transportation of specimens etc.

You will need to be flexible and reliable in your approach to work and compassionate during patient contact. You will also need to fit enough to deal with this physically demanding role.

Outside Duties

To assist in the direction of patients and visitors.
The conveyance and movement of patients.
The collection and delivery of pharmacy and sign for drugs, linen, refuse, clinical waste, trolleys, stores, beds, equipment and records to designated areas.
Reception and movement of medical gas cylinders within Health And Safety guidelines.
To assist in the training of all new support workers and Portering staff.
Changing medical gas cylinders and manifolds.
Maintenance of equipment.
Deliver to the mortuary.
Transport clinical waste, rubbish etc.

Inside Duties

Putting SASD trays away.
Assisting with the movement of patients inside theatres and recovery.
Assist in moving equipment.
Putting away stores in appropriate areas.
Place sealed clinical waste bags into the clinical waste dispenser using appropriate protective gloves and aprons where appropriate.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE VACANCIES PRIOR TO THE ADVERTISED CLOSING DATE WHEN WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF SUFFICIENT APPLICATIONS

The provision of a high quality, efficient patient orientated service and compliance with the Trust Patient Confidentiality Policy.

Working on a rotational basis both inside and outside the theatre completing duties as necessary.