Hospital Porter

Manpower are currently working with the NHS in York and looking to support recruit several Portering staff to join the existing team.

Your role will involve working within a team to provide a high quality Portering Service which offers a timely, responsive and pro-active system for the movement of patients, material and equipment within the Site and undertake a number of other specified support and ancillary tasks as per the requirements of the service.

You will accept and undertake work allocated through the task management system using a hand held device, which will involve such tasks as patient movement, distribution, stores, furniture, equipment, pharmacy, meals, pathology items, blood products, waste, movement of deceased, confidential waste, post and laundry around the Hospital site as required.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POST HOLDER
Main Duties
 Convey and move patients and medical notes, by wheelchair, trolley, bed, etc, which would include assisting clinical staff in PAT sliding of patients where applicable
 Communicate effectively with Patients, staff and colleagues
 Collect and delivery of linen, refuse, clinical waste, food trolleys, stores, beds, bedding, furniture, confidential waste and equipment to designated area.
 Sort and distribute incoming/outgoing mail and franking of external mail
 Receive and move medical gas cylinders, change medical gas cylinders and manifolds in line with training and Health and Safety guidelines.
 Convey and distribute pharmacy items around the site
 Convey deceased patients to the Mortuary and receive BIDs directly into the Mortuary through liaison with the emergency service
 Support any Trust emergencies, incidents or events where required supporting the
contingency and operation of the Hospital.
 Work closely with your Team and Team Leader to review and improve the performance ofhe service

Physical Effort
 Walking whilst carrying goods from vehicle to collection point
 Lifting & handling of stores, gas cylinders & medical records
 Carrying of pathology samples
 Assisting clinical staff with PAT sliding of patients
 Frequent movement of patients on beds, trolleys and wheelchairs
 Daily movement of patients, stores, meal trolleys, waste, confidential waste, clean and dirty laundry and pharmacy items which can weigh in excess of 25kgs
 Frequently move patients, trolleys and cages which may require regular bursts of intense physical effort

Working hours
You would be working on a rota of 3 shifts which change weekly between 06:00 - 14:00, 14:00 - 22:00 and 22:00 - 06:00.

The position is paid at NHS standard which is £7.50 per hour. You will receive higher pay during night shifts, unsociable hours and weekends.

If you are interested in this position and are comfortable with the above then we would love to hear from you.
Please apply by submitting your CV and you will receive contact within 48 hours