Porter - Furness General Hospital

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Barrow-in-Furness is looking for a hard-working Porter to join its team at Furness General Hospital. The role involves supporting patient movement, waste disposal, and handling medical gases while ensuring high customer care standards. Candidates should have a driving license, basic numeracy and literacy skills, and a certificate in health and safety. This position requires working 32.5 hours a week over a 7-day rota, contributing to a dynamic healthcare environment.

Benefits

Opportunities for continuous professional development

Cutting-edge facilities and technology

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Basic numeracy and literacy skills required.
• Certificate in Health and Safety is necessary.
• Previous manual handling experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support patient movement and waste disposal.
• Ensure timely portering activities under supervision.
• Follow National Cleaning Standards and Trust Policies.

Skills

Customer care

Communication

Manual handling

Confidentiality

Education

Driving Licence

Basic Numeracy and Literacy Skills

Certificate in Health and Safety

Job description

We are looking for a Porter to join our team here at Furness General Hospital.

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

1 x 32.5 hours per week, worked over 7-day rota

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

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 operatefrom 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, andUlverstonCommunity 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.

Job responsibilities

The post holder is required to undertake routine portering activities activities, which are task driven, and which require a basic level of competence within a limited amount of time under the direction of the Patient Environment Services at One Lancashire and South Cumbria. These need to be in line with the National Cleaning Standards, department standing Operational Procedures and Trust Policies. To ensure a timely and efficient patient movement whilst providing excellent levels of customer care.

Person Specification

Educations and Qualifications

• Driving Licence
• Basic Numeracy and Literacy Skills
• Certificate in Health and Safety
• Previous operational manual handling experience
• Knowledge of cleaning in a large setting or Health Care environment

Skills, Ability and Knowledge

• 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

Personal Qualities

• 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 departments documentation

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.