Courier Driver/porter

4 months ago


Colchester, United Kingdom East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are currently looking to recruit for a Courier Driver/Porter based at our Colchester General Hospital site.

In this role you will be required to provide a customer focused Driver service.

You must have;
- Understand the meaning of confidentiality.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Good Customer Service Skills.
- Understanding for health and safety issues.
- Ability to work within a team and on your own.
- Ability to act calmly and effectively.
- Ability to use tact and diplomacy in all situations.
- Able to react flexibly in changing circumstances.
- Able to lift and bend.
- Basic computer skills.
- Full UK Driving Licence

Collect/deliver Histology & pathology samples (including bloods) from GP surgeries, Health Centres, various outlying NHS premises and Hospitals and deliver to the processing centres

Collect/deliver medical records & x-rays to/from Health Service premises ensuring patient confidentiality and security

Collect/deliver & sort mail, parcels, boxes, to/from NHS premises

Collect/deliver clean & used HSDU equipment (surgical instruments) to/from Theatres/GP surgeries and the processing centre

Carry out removals of office, medical and sundry equipment

Deliver/collect and where appropriate install medical equipment (including beds) in patients’ residences and returning same to the store

Collection/delivery of all pharmacy products (including controlled drugs) from/to NHS premises and patients’ residences

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

MAIN DUTIES

**Undertake scheduled work for the day including**:
Collect/deliver Histology & pathology samples (including bloods) from GP surgeries, Health Centres, various outlying NHS premises and Hospitals and deliver to the processing centres.

Collect/deliver medical records & x-rays to/from Health Service premises ensuring patient confidentiality and security.

Collect/deliver & sort mail, parcels, boxes, to/from NHS premises.

Collect/deliver clean & used HSDU equipment (surgical instruments) to/from Theatres/GP surgeries and the processing centre.

Carry out removals of office, medical and sundry equipment.

Deliver/collect and where appropriate install medical equipment (including beds) in patients’ residences and returning same to the stores.

Deliver/collect clean/used laundry hospital to and from departments, satellite units, and other NHS premises.

Collection/delivery of all pharmacy products (including controlled drugs) from/to NHS premises and patients’ residences.

Collect confidential waste from NHS premises and deliver to the hospital for safe disposal if and when requested.

Collect, sort & deliver boxes of stationery from goods in.

Safe delivery/collection of Radio Active Isotope to/from NHS hospitals.

Answer telephone, take messages and where appropriate action the contents.

Sign for items etc. e.g. controlled drugs, pharmacy, letters and packages.

Provide support, guidance & advice to newly recruited members of staff.

Undertake ad-hoc collections/deliveries as required.

Carry out portering tasks when no driving cover required.

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.


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