Porter

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Chorley; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS healthcare provider in Chorley is looking for a dedicated Porter to support patient care and ensure effective operations within the hospital. Your role includes transporting patients safely, assisting with various logistical tasks, and communicating with a dynamic healthcare team. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a real difference in the patient experience while working in a fast-paced and rewarding environment. A commitment to caring service and teamwork is essential.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Wellbeing support

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Support patient transfers and perform general portering duties.
• Assist with security issues and emergency scenarios.
• Maintain communication with wards and departments.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients safely between services.
• Manage waste and supply collection.
• Provide support during critical incidents.

Skills

Reassuring and friendly demeanor

Effective communication

Ability to identify risks

Job description

Overview

So many people want to join us to work as a Porter, we want the very best. As a porter, you play such an invaluable role supporting the day to day running of our hospital. You will help directly with supporting patients moving to different parts of the hospital, often when they are at their most vulnerable. You're reassuring and friendly demeanour can really make a difference to the patient experience. It’s not simply transporting patients between different wards and departments; it also includes a variety of other duties such as sample collection, the transportation of linen, removal of domestic and clinical waste, postal services, security duties and driving duties. It’s a busy and active role and extremely satisfying and fulfilling. We are a 24/7, 365 days a year service, completing up to 15,000 tasks a month. You will join a dedicated and professional portering team that work hard together to deliver an efficient service that we are extremely proud of.

Responsibilities

• Support patient transfers and carry out all general portering duties, including occasional ad hoc driving requests and assisting with security issues as required.
• Carry out duties such as sample collection, transportation of linen, removal of domestic and clinical waste, postal services and other portering tasks.
• Provide frontline support to wards and departments within the Trust and communicate effectively with portering supervisor, colleagues, clinical and non-clinical staff, patients and visitors.
• Identify and act upon potential risks or hazards within the working environment.
• Maintain and develop own competence for the Portering role.

Working for our organisation

We’re a large Trust that employs over 10,000 people and is located across multiple sites. The two main Hospitals are Royal Preston, and Chorley and South Ribble Hospital. Both sites are busy hubs serving over 1.5 million people in the local area. Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and equality whilst delivering compassionate care.

• Communicate verbally with the portering supervisor and colleagues by phone and radio and through written procedures to ensure effective exchange of information regarding Portering tasks and service needs.
• Communicate with a range of clinical and non-clinical staff, patients and visitors to understand patient needs and other requirements regarding portering duties.
• Identify and act upon any potential risks or hazards within the working environment.
• Assist Emergency Department colleagues in the event of a contamination incident, including erecting the decontamination tent.
• Maintain and develop own competence for the Portering role.

Additional information

Thanks for taking the time to view this advert; we’re looking forward to receiving your application. You should be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than the published date if sufficient applications are received, so apply as soon as you can. We’ll contact you by e-mail to update you on the progress of your application; please check the e-mail account you applied from (including spam/junk) regularly.

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply for this post. Our Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders is available here.

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