General Porter - Luton, United Kingdom - Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Luton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are actively seeking to recruit Porters to join our Portering Department.

You will have the opportunity to work in all areas of the service; therefore flexibility is an essential aspect of the role.

Applicants must have good communication and interpersonal skills, be able to undertake manual tasks & have the ability to priorities their work.

They must be able to work on their own, as well as part of a team, and be willing and able to work earlies, lates, weekends, nights and public holidays.

Some aspects of these jobs are physically demanding and a good level of physical fitness is desirable, applicants will be expected to work outside in all weather conditions and help keep the hospital safe during the winter months.

This is a full time substantive post, working 37.5 hours per week (5 out of 7 days) This post will require you to be trained in all aspects of the Portering department.

General Portering1. Transport patients round the hospital2.

Undertake general mortuary duties in accordance with the agreed procedures3. Collection and disposal of refuse4. Frank mail for Royal Mail collection5. Collect and deliver blood supplies & blood products.6.

Delivery & collection of specimens & results to & from the wards & laboratories7. To carry and respond to a bleep8. Collect and deliver items from and to the Pharmacy9. Collection & delivery of Hospital sterilise services items & equipment.10.

Keep simple records, where necessary11. Collection and delivery & changing of medical gas cylinders.12. Collection and delivery of food, when required13.

Collection and delivery of equipment, beds, bedding equipment, furniture documents and mail (both Royal Mail and internal) around the hospital14.

To carry out any other work as requested by the Contract Support Manager or hisrepresentative15. To make sure the trusts waste is segregated correctly16.

To collect and move Clinical, Household/General and all other waste types from inand around the Hospital site to waste compounds17.

To keep waste rooms free of waste and clear of all clutter.

Keep waste rooms floorsclean and mopped18. Collection and delivery of equipment, beds, bedding equipment, furniture around thehospital19. To issue/deliver shredding sacks and collect full shredding sacks to & from wards/departments and place in store as required.