General Porter
North Bristol NHS Trust
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Job summary
To work as part of the operational team responsible for providing a comprehensive patient support service in the hospital environment. This will involve carrying out the following Facilities Management functions:
- The primary function is the movement of patients, consumable products, waste, furniture, medical equipment, gasses, beds, mattresses etc.
- The cleaning of all Portering equipment, delivery of blood products and responding to Major incidents.
- To deliver emergency blood products.
To provide a high quality responsive, efficient and effective patent support service to wards, and departments in North Bristol NHS Trust acting in a caring and professional manner and working in line with the Facilities and departmental operating procedures.
A Full, Clean, UK Manual Driving license is essential for this post. Please do not apply if you do not have a UK license to drive a manual vehicle.
Main duties of the job
Knowledge
- Understanding of Portering activities
- Understanding of Department and Trust Health and Safety policies, written safe systems of systems of work and Department rules and procedures
- Understanding of Portering equipment processes
- Understanding and knowledge of pathology procedures for movement of blood products
Training
- Customer and support services or equivalent experience to an NVQ Level 2
- Mandatory training as required for the role
- Collection and transportation of blood products
- Trust, Patient Support/Directorate Services induction training
- On the job induction training
Experience
- Working a busy multi-faceted environment
- Working a team based environment
Communication & Relational skills
- Good verbal communication skills
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Good literacy and numeracy skills
- Ability to work in a sensitive and unobtrusive manner around patients
- Ability to use relevant electrical equipment safely
- Ability to clean and maintain all Portering equipment in line with hygiene practises and protocols
- Ability to assist in and demonstrating duties and operating procedures and good practice guides without the need for direct supervision
- Be flexible in carrying out duties as instructed by Patient Support Team Leaders and relevant managers in accordance with the Departmental Rules and Procedures
- Basic IT skills
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Working conditions
- You will be expected to display a professional image at all times
- You will be required to wear clean official uniform and covered in low-heeled footwear
- You will be expected to comply the department and trust policies relating to uniform and the wearing of jewellery, nail polish etc
- You will be expected to act in a courteous manner to all staff, visitors and patients
- Duties will involve working bank holidays when required to meet the needs of the service
- When working at ward level you will be expected to use alcohol gel on entering the ward and to thoroughly wash hands frequently and after completing tasks
- When working within the retained estate be subject to extreme weather conditions
Date posted
18 April 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£22,383 a year per annum (FTE) or pro-rata for part time staff
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
339-CCC4384-A
Job locations
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
BS10 5NB
Employer details
Employer name
North Bristol NHS Trust
Address
Southmead Hospital
Bristol
BS10 5NB
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