Porter

EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking dedicated individuals to support clinical teams in ensuring optimal patient care. The role involves aiding patient movement, waste disposal, and handling medical gases while adhering to high hygiene standards. Candidates must be hardworking, punctual, and able to work independently or as part of a team. A driving license and basic numeracy are essential, while experience in manual handling is desirable. This is a pivotal role in providing excellent customer care amidst the challenges of healthcare environments.

Benefits

Opportunities for continuous professional development

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Basic numeracy and literacy skills.
• Driving Licence required.
• Experience in manual handling is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support patient movement and maintain hygiene standards.
• Undertake routine portering activities.
• Ensure compliance with cleaning standards.

Skills

Driving Licence

Basic Numeracy

Literacy Skills

Job description

Job Summary

1 x 32.5 hours per week, worked over 7-day rota, The aim of the role is to support the clinical teams in maintaining the optimum environment for our patients. The main duties are to support patient movement, removal and disposal of waste, handling of medical gases. The post holder is required to undertake routine portering activities that are task driven and require a basic level of competence within a limited amount of time under the guidance of the Patient Environment Services at One Lancashire and South Cumbria. These need to be in line with the National Cleaning Standards, departmental standing Operational Procedures and Trust Policies. To ensure a timely and efficient patient movement whilst providing excellent levels of customer care.

You should be hard working, punctual and able to work on your own initiative or as part of a team.

Essential Criteria

• Driving Licence
• Basic Numeracy and Literacy Skills

Desirable Criteria

• Certificate in Health and Safety
• Previous operational manual handling experience
• Knowledge of cleaning in a large setting or Health Care environment
• Ability to deal with information sensitively and confidentially
• Deal with a diverse range of people face to face
• Deal with internal and external communication using both verbal and written material
• Able to communicate within a team and provide feedback to colleagues and line managers
• Be able to demonstrate and address manual handling assessments on the safe transportation of light and medium items
• Ability to travel between the Trusts sites as required
• To demonstrate flexibility in approach to work patterns
• Deal with day to day workloads linked to hygiene procedures and able to follow written schedules
• Reporting equipment breakdown and faults on work equipment to supervisors
• Have the abilities in listening, sharing and receiving support and advice; able to complete records including timesheets and department documentation

About One Lancashire and South Cumbria (One LSC) & University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

The five provider NHS trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria are working together as partners, delivering joint priorities to improve health and healthcare. Together, we aim to drive up quality by sharing skills and best practice, pooling our resources and standardising the way we work to reduce variation and duplication. We want to ensure patients have equal access to the same high-quality care wherever they live. We also want our colleagues to have the same high-quality experience wherever they work. One Lancashire and South Cumbria (One LSC) and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups - including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

Why Choose OneLSC and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

• A vibrant, diverse, and inclusive healthcare community
• Cutting-edge facilities and technology
• Opportunities for continuous professional development
• A culture that values and recognizes your contributions

We operate from three main hospitals – Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal – as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre. FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services. WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses. All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Application Information

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust:

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro‑rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application will be short‑listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained. The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1‑3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed. The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.