NHS
Porter, Portering / Facilities, Alex
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Job Description
- Req#: C9365-24-1138?language=en&page=1113&sort=publicationDateDesc
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
- Good Spoken English, along with good reading and writing skills. Basic IT skills.
- Requires a professional and sympathetic approach to people. Have the ability to remain calm in stressful situations. Is able to accept criticism and learn from it. To work within and be part of the team & carry out tasks independently. To have excellent Verbal, thinking & reasoning skills. Have a good understanding of Health & Safety. Have basic computer knowledge to complete online Learning.
- Good Spoken English, along with good reading and writing skills. Basic IT skills.
- Requires a professional and sympathetic approach to people. Have the ability to remain calm in stressful situations. Is able to accept criticism and learn from it. To work within and be part of the team & carry out tasks independently. To have excellent Verbal, thinking & reasoning skills. Have a good understanding of Health & Safety. Have basic computer knowledge to complete online Learning.
Job summary
An opportunity to join a dynamic team with a customer focused approach. Tasks can be patient facing and other tasks involve supporting the clinical teams to ensure the efficient running of the hospital. A flexible approach is essential to ensure that the daily demands of the role can be met. If you like a role which presents a variety of challenges, then come and join the team.
Main duties of the job
To provide and maintain a professional, efficient, effective and timely service to patients, visitors and other departments that will contribute to achieving high quality patient care.
To Ensure the service supports the clinical care of patients and respects the privacy & dignity of every patient.
To ensure the health & safety of both recipients and those delivering the service.
To contribute towards best practice within the department.
To assist the porter management team in the development of the service.
About us
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Date posted
02 October 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£23,615 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
C9365-24-1138
Job locations
The Alexandra Hospital
Woodrow Drive
Redditch
Worcestershire
B98 7UB
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Typical day to day responsibilities of our porters include.
Moving patients on Beds, Trolleys & chairs around the hospital.
Collecting & delivering specimen samples, blood products. Delivering Pharmaceuticals to wards & departments. Collection & delivery of medical gases. Waste service collection. Patient food trolleys. Clean linen deliveries. Postal services, furniture moves. We work with the mortuary department.
Job responsibilities
Typical day to day responsibilities of our porters include.
Moving patients on Beds, Trolleys & chairs around the hospital.
Collecting & delivering specimen samples, blood products. Delivering Pharmaceuticals to wards & departments. Collection & delivery of medical gases. Waste service collection. Patient food trolleys. Clean linen deliveries. Postal services, furniture moves. We work with the mortuary department.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Qualifications
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
The Alexandra Hospital
Woodrow Drive
Redditch
Worcestershire
B98 7UB
Employer's website
https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
The Alexandra Hospital
Woodrow Drive
Redditch
Worcestershire
B98 7UB
Employer's website
https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.