Sterile Services Porter

4 days ago


Harlow, United Kingdom The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust Full time

The porter will work as part of the perioperative team providing support in the efficient and safe management of patient care. Contribute to the development of the peri -operative care environment with a positive, professional attitude. Transport clean and contaminated instrumentation to and from the perioperative departments. Assist and support Floor Manager Contribute to the maintenance of daily provision of service and care to meet the individual needs of patients and Department
- To provide an efficient and effective Portering service ensuring that patients are moved to, from and around the clinical areas safely, comfortably and with dignity, by means of wheelchair, bed trolley or ambulance as required Liaising with ward/ITU staff to arrange for specific arrangements as necessary, and assisting ward/theatre/ITU staff in transferring patients from their beds to trolley in readiness for theatre.

Maintain the hygiene standards in keeping with the Trust Policies for Infection Control.
Responsible for ensuring that all trolleys are cleaned between
Transfer contaminated trays and sterile trays.
Collect medical supplies from Main Stores.
Collect contaminated instruments from, Main Theatres, ADSU,Bevan, Labour Ward, ITU, Vanguard and other departments within the hospital
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
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