Theatre Porter

NHS GREATER GLASGOW & CLYDE; City Of London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare system in the UK is seeking a Band 2 Porter for the Day Surgery Unit in London. This role involves aiding patient flow, managing various physical tasks, and assisting the senior team. The ideal candidate will be hard working and reliable. No previous experience is necessary, as training will be provided.

Qualifications

• Previous experience desirable but not essential.
• Manual handling duties and extended periods of time on your feet.

Responsibilities

• Aiding the flow of patients in theatre by providing trolleys before surgery.
• Changing cylinders, stocking linen trolleys, and emptying bins.
• Transporting specimens to the labs and taking orders to pharmacy.

Skills

Hard working

Reliable

Ability to manage tasks independently

Job description

The Day surgery Unit (DSU) at the New Victoria ACH have an opportunity for a Band 2 Porter to work with our amazing team. This post is covered through Monday to Friday, however this is subject to change.

This is a busy Day surgery unit consisting of 8 theatres covering a range of specialities, a 48 bed admission and discharge unit and a 12 bed 23 hour stay ward. The successful candidate will be hard working and reliable as this is an expanding unit. The ability to manage tasks independently is essential. Previous experience desirable but not essential. Instruction/training where necessary will be provided.

Daily duties to include aiding the flow of patients in theatre by proving trolleys before surgery, changing cylinders, stocking linen trolleys, emptying bins, tidying, putting stock away, transporting specimens to the labs, taking orders to pharmacy and any other task that might be assigned to you by the senior team.

This is a physical role that includes manual handling duties and extended periods of time on your feet.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.