General Porter

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cancer centre is seeking a dedicated Porter to ensure the smooth and efficient transportation of patients and goods throughout the trust. This permanent full-time role involves a range of duties, including waste management and patient care, in a dynamic healthcare environment. Candidates must demonstrate compassion, professionalism, and physical stamina, reinforcing the Christie’s reputation for first-class service.

Qualifications

• Compassionate and respectful towards patients and relatives.
• Ability to perform physically demanding tasks.
• Training provided for waste management and equipment use.

Responsibilities

• Transfer patients and goods efficiently across the trust.
• Collection and disposal of clinical waste following trust guidelines.
• Respond to cardiac arrest calls as part of the emergency response team.

Skills

Compassion

Physical stamina

Efficiency

Professionalism

Tools

TeleTracking software

Job description

The portering department transfers patients, goods and any other items around the trust in a prompt, professional and efficient manner. Porters respond to requests for their services as quickly as possible in order to provide a positive patient experience in a safe professional manner and first-class service that epitomises the Christie reputation.

This is a position that includes a whole spectrum of duties, from showing compassion and care for patients and relatives to physically demanding tasks such as moving and storing gas cylinders or furniture. A main component of the position is the collection, transportation and disposal of waste materials including clinical waste from wards and theatres.

The successful applicant will be on the front line and will be expected to be always polite and respectable.

This is a permanent contract of 37.5 hours per week. This will be Mon-Fri 1200-2000.

To transfer all patients throughout the trust estate in a prompt, professional and efficient manner as requested using appropriate means of transport, using the portering management software TeleTracking.

To collect, transport and dispose of waste materials including clinical waste from wards and theatres, following Trust guidelines on waste management at all times.

The collection of specimens from wards/depts. and delivery to the laboratories in a prompt, professional and efficient manner using the portering management software TeleTracking – training for which will be provided.

The collection of blood products from the blood room and delivery to wards/depts. in a prompt, professional and efficient manner as per blood products transfusion training and procedures.

To collect and transport patients from all areas of the site using a variety of wheeled equipment, e.g. wheelchairs, trollies, beds.

The movement of deceased patients from the wards/depts. to the Mortuary in a prompt, professional and efficient manner always maintaining the respect and dignity of the patient.

To carry the emergency Alertive/Allocate response device as a part of the trust cardiac arrest team that attends when a patient has a cardiac arrest and ensure that any equipment required by clinical colleagues is available where it is required as soon as possible and to offer any assistance needed to clinical colleagues.

The movement of furniture and similar items around the trust

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.

We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lee Langton Job title: Head Porter Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0161 446 3755