Healthcare Support Worker

2 months ago


Luton, Luton, United Kingdom Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a skilled and dedicated individual to join our Portering Department at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. As a Porter, you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of our hospital services.

Key Responsibilities

  • Transport patients and equipment around the hospital
  • Undertake general mortuary duties and collection and disposal of refuse
  • Frank mail for Royal Mail collection and collect and deliver blood supplies and specimens
  • Carry and respond to a bleep and collect and deliver items from and to the Pharmacy
  • Collection and delivery of Hospital sterilise services items and keep simple records
  • Collection and delivery of food and equipment, beds, bedding equipment, furniture, documents, and mail around the hospital
  • Carry out any other work as requested by the Contract Support Manager or his representative
  • Ensure the trust's waste is segregated correctly and collect and move Clinical, Household/General, and all other waste types from in and around the Hospital site to waste compounds
  • Keep waste rooms free of waste and clear of all clutter and keep waste rooms floors clean and mopped

About Us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton.

We are a friendly, high-performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of our staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region, you will have access to a programme of high-quality training and development to help you grow your career.

We have state-of-the-art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting-edge healthcare. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Person Specification

  • Experience working with the public
  • Portering experience
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Good general standard of education
  • Ability to undertake training and learn new skills
  • Ability to use IT systems
  • Understanding of in-house IT systems
  • Ability to communicate effectively with staff, patients, visitors, and members of the public
  • Good level of general physical fitness
  • Ability to undertake heavy manual tasks
  • Ability to be flexible around service needs


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