Courier Driver/porter

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

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

**Successful applicants 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.

You should be a team player who will support other team members, Facilities Coordinators an
- 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 equipmen
- 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

One of the largest Trust’s in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if 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. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.

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