Waste Porter - Driver

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackpool Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Portering team member to support frontline services for staff and patients. The role involves driving a tail-lift vehicle to collect waste, moving furniture, and assisting with relocations within the Trust premises.

The post requires physical fitness, a valid driving licence, and a commitment to safety and confidentiality. Flexibility to work on rosters and bank holidays is included.

Qualifications

• Educated to basic numeracy and literacy.
• Strong driving competence and physical fitness.
• Ability to operate and handle equipment safely.

Responsibilities

• Provide and maintain a frontline Portering service to Trust staff and users.
• Drive a Trust tail-lift vehicle to collect waste streams and linen.
• Move furniture and assist relocations for offices and developments.
• Collect bagged linen and laundry, including soiled/infected items.
• Carry out refuse collections of clinical, household, confidential and specialist waste.
• Ensure vehicle daily checks and refuelling as required.
• Adhere to Portering Service Standards and training.

Skills

Full Driver's Licence

Physically Fit

Willingness to use equipment

Using own initiative

Teamwork

Punctuality/Attendance

Clean appearance

Education

Basic numeracy and literacy

Job description

To provide and maintain a flexible, dedicated, comprehensive frontline support service to the staff and patients and provide a support service to other departments of the Trust. This involves undertaking a wide range of duties including moving and handling that enable the clinical and non-clinical departments to function effectively.

Main duties of the job

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The post holder will work as part of a team to provide an efficient Portering service to the Trust.

To provide and to contribute to a first-class customer care service to all users of the Trust.

To undertake driving duties in a Trust tail-lift vehicle, to enable the collection of various waste streams and dirty linen from areas of the Trust premises.

To transfer furniture and assist in relocating equipment during office relocations and or new developments.

To collect bagged/caged linen/laundry from designated locations as in agreed schedules. This includes soiled and infected linen.

To undertake refuse collections of clinical, household, confidential and specialist waste.

About us

Additional information

BTH is part of the Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Collaborative, therefore all roles will be required to support system wide working across the Lancashire & South Cumbria regions.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Quality

Each member of staff is required to ensure that:

a) The patient and customer are always put first;

b) That in all issues, the patient/customer requirements are met and all staff contribute fully to achieving the Trust's corporate goals and objectives;

c) That all staff hold themselves personally responsible for the quality of their work and therefore seek to attain the highest standards achievable within their knowledge, skills and resources available to them in furtherance of the Trust's Vision and in embedding the organisation's Values.

Confidentiality

Each member of the Trust's staff is responsible for ensuring the confidentiality of any information relating to patients and for complying with all the requirements of the Data Protection Act whilst carrying out the duties of the post. Any breaches in confidentiality will be dealt with by the Trust Disciplinary Procedure and may result in dismissal.

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The post holder will work as part of a team to provide an efficient Portering service to the Trust.

To provide and to contribute to a first-class customer care service to all users of the Trust.

To undertake driving duties in a Trust tail-lift vehicle, to enable the collection of various waste streams and dirty linen from areas of the Trust premises.

To transfer furniture and assist in relocating equipment during office relocations and or new developments.

To collect bagged/caged linen/laundry from designated locations as in agreed schedules. This includes soiled and infected linen.

To undertake refuse collections of clinical, household, confidential and specialist waste.

To transfer furniture and equipment for disposal.

Undertake driving duties as necessary in accordance with service needs, occasional off-site local driving is required.

To undertake daily vehicle checks and report faults.

To ensure refuelling of vehicle is undertaken as and when required.

Ensure that the expectations of service users are met through the compliance with the Portering Service Standards.

Attend training as required to meet statutory and service needs within the Portering Service.

To be responsible for always wearing correct Personal Protective Equipment, provided by the Trust for own protection.

Ensure compliance with written procedures for all aspects of Portering Services, these forming the basis of Portering Service Standards and induction training.

To attend incidents of fire in line with operational procedures.

Have responsibility for the safe and effective utilisation of equipment used by the Portering Service.

As directed, assist newly appointed porter/drivers during the local induction phase, in awareness and familiarisation of the services provided and the processes that enable the service to function effectively, safely, and securely.

The Portering Services operate throughout the year and as such the post-holder will be under a contractual obligation to work on National Public/Bank Holidays, if rostered to do so.

Person Specification

Education & Qualification

• Educated to basic numeracy and literacy

Experience and Knowledge

• Previous driving experience

Skills & Ability

• Physically Fit (some heavy lifting involved)
• Willingness to use equipment
• Using own initiative
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Clean/tidy appearance.
• Punctuality/Good attendance record/Reliability
• Pleasant & courteous manner
• Full Driver's Licence

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.

Blackpool Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Blackpool Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust