General Porter

Swansea Bay University Health Board; Swansea; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Swansea Bay University Health Board is seeking a General Porters at Singleton Hospital in Swansea. The post is on a site-based contract with potential to work at other Health Board sites, with 30.5 or 37.5 hour weeks and a 24/7 shift pattern.

You will move patients and equipment, handle linen and waste, support departments under Portering Coordinator leadership, and contribute to a responsive, patient-focused service.

Qualifications

• Undertake routine portering duties including moving and handling.
• Communicate with patients and staff via phone, radio, and in person.
• Transfer patients and equipment as delegated by management.
• Support linen, waste and relocation tasks per Trust procedures.

Responsibilities

Job description

Vacancies have arisen for a general Porters based at Singleton Hospital in Swansea Bay University Health Board. The posts will be based on one site, although there may be a requirement to work at other Health Board hospitals. We are offering contracts either on 30.5hrs or 37.5 hrs and the working pattern will be varied with shifts covering a 24/7 service.

The post holder will be required to undertake a wide range of routine Portering duties including Patient movement, moving and handling, in line with the Portering department and general Health Board policies and procedures, with a commitment to customer care, following on the job training.

They will also be required to provide and maintain a flexible, dedicated, comprehensive support service to departments of the hospitals, under the direction of Portering Coordinator/ Portering Shift Leaders, establishing both clinical and non-clinical departments to function effectively.

The post holder will work as part of a team to provide an efficient Portering services to the Health Board, contributing to first class customer service to all users of the Health Board.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake a wide range of routine portering duties including moving and handling, in line with portering department and general policies and procedures, with a commitment to customer care, following on the job training.
• Communicate effectively and efficiently with patients, visitors, colleagues and other staff using telephone, radio and 'bleep', as appropriate, in addition to face to face communication.
• Transfer patients, medical equipment and associated medical sundries as delegated by the line management by use of bed, chair, trolley etc. Transfer furniture and assist in relocating equipment during office relocations and or new developments, including disposal where appropriate.
• Distribute/collect and dirty linen / laundry (including soiled and infected) to designated locations and collect, transfer hospital refuse and controlled waste (including general, clinical, sharps boxes, limbs and cytoxic waste) to appropriate disposal points in accordance with Trust procedures, policies and appropriate competency training.

We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.