Porter

2 weeks ago

Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom North Bristol NHS Trust Full time

Main area Facilities Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday – Friday Core hours) Job ref 339-CCC5484-A

Site Southmead Hospital Town Bristol Salary £23,615 per annum (FTE) or pro-rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 22/04/2025 23:59

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Job overview

To work as part of the operational team responsible for providing a comprehensive patient support service in the hospital environment. This will involve carrying out the following Facilities Management functions:

  • The primary function is the movement of patients, consumable products, waste, furniture, medical equipment, gasses, beds, mattresses etc.
  • The cleaning of all Portering equipment, delivery of blood products and responding to Major incident.

To provide a high quality responsive, efficient and effective patient support service to wards and departments in North Bristol NHS Trust acting in a caring and professional manner and working in line with the Facilities and departmental operating procedures.

A Full, Clean, UK Manual Driving license is essential for this post.

Main duties of the job

Knowledge

  • Understanding of Portering activities
  • Understanding of Department and Trust Health and Safety policies, written safe systems of work and Department rules and procedures
  • Understanding of Portering equipment processes
  • Understanding and knowledge of pathology procedures for movement of blood products

Training

  • Customer and support services or equivalent experience to an NVQ Level 2
  • Mandatory training as required for the role
  • Collection and transportation of blood products
  • Trust, Patient Support/Directorate Services induction training
  • On the job induction training

Experience

  • Working in a busy multi-faceted environment
  • Working in a team-based environment

Communication & Relational skills

  • Ability to work as a member of a team
  • Good literacy and numeracy skills
  • Ability to work in a sensitive and unobtrusive manner around patients
  • Ability to use relevant electrical equipment safely
  • Ability to clean and maintain all Portering equipment in line with hygiene practices and protocols
  • Ability to assist in and demonstrate duties and operating procedures and good practice guides without the need for direct supervision
  • Be flexible in carrying out duties as instructed by Patient Support Team Leaders and relevant managers in accordance with the Departmental Rules and Procedures
  • Basic IT skills
Working for our organisation

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Physical Effort

Duties involve standing/walking for long periods of time during the shift. Duties may involve undertaking physically demanding tasks e.g. moving cages of approximately 300kg in weight as and when required.

Mental Effort

Being aware of health and safety implications involved in duties and their potential effect on others e.g. Ensuring that equipment is stored appropriately. At ward level keeping a professional distance from patients and ensuring confidentiality at all times. Working to schedules which may be subject to change.

Emotional effort

Whilst working at ward level, being able to cope with witnessing distressing sights of patients who are very ill and may be at the end stages of life. Whilst working in the Emergency Department, witnessing traumatic injuries. In the course of your duties, you will need to be sensitive when coming into contact with patients and members of the public who may be experiencing high levels of stress and anxiety, are confrontational, or under the influence of alcohol.

Person specificationShortlisting criteria
  • English and maths GCSE
  • Excellent personal values and an interest in having a positive impact on patient experience
  • Full clean driving License
  • Working as part of a team in a busy environment
  • A role where you must complete multiple tasks daily
  • Customer Care

If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.

If you feel you meet the requirements of the Disability Act / Two Ticks scheme and require further support/advice, please contact us on tel 0117 414 1151.

North Bristol NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT's workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQIA+ people.

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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