Porter

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Devon seeks a Porter to ensure safe transport of patients and materials throughout its facilities. The role requires maintaining cleanliness of equipment and delivering items across Trust sites, emphasizing a courteous attitude toward patients and staff. Ideal candidates should be physically capable and dedicated to high-quality service.

Qualifications

• Ability to maintain a polite and courteous manner while interacting with patients and staff.
• Physical capability to transport patients and items across various locations.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive porter service for the Facilities department.
• Ensure safe movement of patients and equipment within the Trust.
• Clean and check equipment for faults regularly.
• Participate in the Trust's courier service.

Job description

Overview

As a Porter, you'll be expected to carry out a variety of tasks throughout your shift. You'll be on the move, walking long distances while transporting patients, equipment, furniture, waste, laundry, notes, specimens, and more across our Trust sites. You will provide a thorough portering service for the Facilities Operations department, ensuring everything is moved safely and that equipment is cleaned and checked for faults. You will work closely with patients, visitors, and colleagues, always maintaining a polite and courteous manner. You will be involved in our onsite courier service, helping with deliveries around the Trust sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive porter service for the Facilities department and ensure safe movement of patients, equipment, furniture, waste, laundry, notes, specimens, and other items around our Trust sites.
• Ensure equipment is cleaned and regularly checked for faults.
• Work with patients, visitors, and colleagues in a polite and courteous manner.
• Take part in the Trust's courier service, including deliveries around community sites.
• Move patients safely around the hospital by whatever means (stretcher, wheelchair, trolley, etc.).
• Collect and deliver items such as mail, patient notes, waste, laundry, medical gas cylinders, and laboratory specimens with appropriate handling equipment.
• Deliver hospital supply cages to wards and departments and collect/return empty cages.
• Maintain daily vehicle sheets and submit to supervisor; keep vehicles clean.
• Ensure department equipment (trolleys, wheelchairs, bed movers, etc.) are cleaned regularly and faults reported immediately.
• Clean/disinfect wheelchairs and trolleys between patients as necessary.
• Provide portering services to residential areas regarding delivery and sorting of mail, linen, dirty laundry, movement of furniture, stores, and equipment.

About the Trust

You will be joining the organisation at an exciting time. As the first fully integrated care organisation in England, we are working to improve the way we deliver safe, high-quality health and social care. We have a positive and vibrant working atmosphere, and we are proud of our investment in our staff both in terms of developing potential career skills and valuing people. If you provide support to a family member or friend with health or care needs, we aim to be a Carer-friendly employer. We have a 'Staff Carers' policy which includes flexible working where possible and a Carer's Passport scheme that links you into support and discounts.

Important information

• We reserve the right to close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications; apply promptly.
• Please read the job description carefully and tailor your application to reflect the role requirements.
• Applicants who identify as part of the Armed Forces community will be guaranteed an interview, provided they meet minimum essential criteria.
• Step into Health guidance can be found on the NHS Employers website.
• Correspondence will be sent via Trac, text, and email. Check your email and Trac account regularly.
• Applicants with no NHS experience will ordinarily be appointed to the minimum of the band.
• If you have not received an invitation to interview within 28 days of the closing date, assume your application was unsuccessful.
• You are responsible for ensuring timely receipt of appropriate references.
• The Trust is committed to preventing discrimination, valuing diversity and achieving equality of opportunity.
• No person will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of the nine protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. If you require support, you can obtain this from our Equality Business Forum.

Workplace values

As an integrated care organisation, our Trust's purpose is to provide safe, high-quality health and social care at the right time, in the right place to support the people of Torbay and South Devon to live their lives to the full. The Workplace teams underpin the provision of clinical services, employing approximately 600 staff, delivering Workplace services across all sites within the Trust. We need all Workplace staff to own and live our organisational values.

• Working together for people
• Commitment to quality care
• Compassion
• Improving lives
• Everyone counts
• Respect and dignity