Porter (Post) - Southport, United Kingdom - 347 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

347 Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Southport, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

To assist the Portering team leader providing a customer focused service.

To deliver an efficient and effective portering service to patients, visitors, and all wards / departments.

To ensure the patient environment is maintained to a high standard and safe working practices adhere to in all aspects of environmental/ hygiene management.

The collection of refuse including clinical, domestic, confidential, special, and recycled waste from wards and departments as required
Follow waste disposal policy to ensure safe removal of waste ensuring correct segregation of waste
The collection of refuse including clinical, domestic confidential special and recyclable waste from wards and departments as
Follow Waste Disposal Policy to ensure safe removal of waste ensuring correct segregation of waste.
Safe patient movement (including unescorted xray and ECG patients)
The collection of soiled linen, following the segregation policy
The distribution of clean Delivery of meals, stores, and provisions to wards.
Movement of furniture and equipment in wards and offices when required
Assist in the commissioning/ decommissioning of new areas
To collect and transport bloods and specimens to the laboratory. Transport blood to and from pathology and theatre
To transport items including gases to Drs clinics/surgeries and patient addresses.
Maintain site cleanliness, brushing all hospital entrances to ensure high standards.
You will need to be flexible and capable of working effectively within the busy environment of the trust portering team.
Liaison and working with other colleagues within the Facilities and Commercial Services Department and other service users.

For a full list of duties, please see the attached Job Description.

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1stJuly we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
SAFETY that is of the highest standards
COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 201
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits.

Advertising date: 13th November 2023

Closing date: 17th November 2023

Shortlisting date: 21st November 2023

Interview date: 27th November 2023