Job description

Job responsibilities

• Undertake the collection of refuse, cardboard, clinical waste etc. within the Trusts outer buildings and segregation of the same for disposal and transfer to respective areas.
• Responsible for reporting incidents requiring pest control and supporting and assisting the cleaning and maintenance tasks involved with pest control.
• Undertakes the delivery/collection of, blood, products specimens, and pharmacy deliveries and patients notes as scheduled and directed. Support Major Haemorrhage incidents.
• Assist the medical records porter in the delivery, collection and sorting of packages throughout the hospital.
• Respond to calls from the Radio Systems within the Link Desk to ensure tasks requirements are met.
• Understand, apply, or provide support in emergency procedures including major alerts and fire procedures.
• Required to undertake requests as required including the movement and storage of furniture, office equipment, within Trust Outer areas and ward equipment including Beds, heavy items as required within the hospital.
• Provide a messenger service between wards and departments.
• Ensure common areas are kept clean and tidy.
• Responsible for the distribution of non-stock items / goods to wards / departments, ensuring that a signature is obtained on delivery on an ad-hoc.
• Participate in the provision of an out of hours gritting in entrances when necessary within Trust outer buildings.
• Understand of the operation of the department to assist in its smooth running and enable them to prioritise workload.

Job responsibilities

• Undertake the collection of refuse, cardboard, clinical waste etc. within the Trusts outer buildings and segregation of the same for disposal and transfer to respective areas.
• Responsible for reporting incidents requiring pest control and supporting and assisting the cleaning and maintenance tasks involved with pest control.
• Undertakes the delivery/collection of, blood, products specimens, and pharmacy deliveries and patients notes as scheduled and directed. Support Major Haemorrhage incidents.
• Assist the medical records porter in the delivery, collection and sorting of packages throughout the hospital.
• Respond to calls from the Radio Systems within the Link Desk to ensure tasks requirements are met.
• Understand, apply, or provide support in emergency procedures including major alerts and fire procedures.
• Required to undertake requests as required including the movement and storage of furniture, office equipment, within Trust Outer areas and ward equipment including Beds, heavy items as required within the hospital.
• Provide a messenger service between wards and departments.
• Ensure common areas are kept clean and tidy.
• Responsible for the distribution of non-stock items / goods to wards / departments, ensuring that a signature is obtained on delivery on an ad-hoc.
• Participate in the provision of an out of hours gritting in entrances when necessary within Trust outer buildings.
• Understand of the operation of the department to assist in its smooth running and enable them to prioritise workload.

Person Specification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Develop and maintain positive working relationships.
• Maintain a safe working environment for self and others.
• Willingness to undertake job training for role and personal development.

Desirable

• Record of efficiency.
• Good communication and positive contributions to previous employment.
• Proven record of excellent filing and organisational skills.

Qualifications

Essential

• Good Standard of education in Maths and English.

Desirable

• NVQ 1 OR 11 in support services/infection control.

Experience

Essential

• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good time management skills including ability to work to set deadlines.
• Ability to work well as part of the team. Across site.
• Ability to work flexibly, quickly and accurately.
• Willingness to do on the job training.

Desirable

• Previous experience in portering work.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Friendly and respectful of colleagues.
• Ability to understand and follow written instructions and methods of working.

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential

• Good understanding of the importance of confidentiality.
• Good understanding of high cleaning standards.
• Good understanding of Health and Safety.

Desirable

• Awareness of Moving & Handling issues.
• Awareness of Health and Safety issues.

Other

Essential

• Ability to satisfy Occupational Health screening.
• Adaptable and flexible according to the demands of the service.
• Understanding of need to maintain confidentiality.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Develop and maintain positive working relationships.
• Maintain a safe working environment for self and others.
• Willingness to undertake job training for role and personal development.

Desirable

• Record of efficiency.
• Good communication and positive contributions to previous employment.
• Proven record of excellent filing and organisational skills.

Qualifications

Essential

• Good Standard of education in Maths and English.

Desirable

• NVQ 1 OR 11 in support services/infection control.

Experience

Essential

• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good time management skills including ability to work to set deadlines.
• Ability to work well as part of the team. Across site.
• Ability to work flexibly, quickly and accurately.
• Willingness to do on the job training.

Desirable

• Previous experience in portering work.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Friendly and respectful of colleagues.
• Ability to understand and follow written instructions and methods of working.

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential

• Good understanding of the importance of confidentiality.
• Good understanding of high cleaning standards.
• Good understanding of Health and Safety.

Desirable

• Awareness of Moving & Handling issues.
• Awareness of Health and Safety issues.

Other

Essential

• Ability to satisfy Occupational Health screening.
• Adaptable and flexible according to the demands of the service.
• Understanding of need to maintain confidentiality.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Dewsbury & District Hospital

Halifax Road

Dewsbury

West Yorkshire

WF13 4HS

Employer's website

https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)