Endoscopy porter

Whittington Health NHS Trust; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Camden Town is seeking an endoscopy porter to join their team. The role involves providing a full range of portering duties within the Endoscopy Department, including equipment handling. Previous experience is desirable, but training will be provided for the right candidate. The position requires working 4 to 5 days a week, potentially including evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Previous acute hospital setting portering experience is desirable.
• Good team player with willingness to learn and develop new skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide a full range of portering duties as required by the Endoscopy Department.
• Responsible for equipment used in the department.

Job description

Overview

We are looking to recruit an endoscopy porter to join our dynamic and skilled team working in endoscopy. It is desirable that applicants have previous acute hospital setting portering experience; however full training will be given if necessary. We are looking for a good team player who has a willingness to learn and develop new skills.

Unit details

Our endoscopy unit consists of 4 rooms. The procedures carried out are varied and include Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy, Flexible Sigmoidoscopy, PEG insertion, Endoscopic stenting and Bronchoscopy for outpatients and inpatients (when required). The unit also provides recovery facilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide a full range of portering duties as required by the Endoscopy Department in line with all portering procedures and practices. All the duties will be managed through the Endoscopy Manager.
• Responsible for equipment used in the department: trolleys; inpatient beds; scopes transportation; bleeps and radios. No maintenance of equipment is involved.

Working pattern

The successful candidate will be required to work 4 to 5 days a week which could include evenings and weekends.

Informal visits

Informal visits are welcomed.

Equality and diversity

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, and we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.