Porter/Maintenance

Job description

Job responsibilities

SPENCER PRIVATE HOSPITALS

Job Description

Job Title: Porter / Maintenance

Department: Facilities

Responsible to: Facilities Team Leader

Accountable to: Site Supervisor

JOB PURPOSE

To be responsible for the delivery of a highly effective portering service to the patients and staff within The Spencer Private Hospital.

Assist Site Supervisor and Team Leader undertaking inspections and reviewing maintenance requirements.

To undertake general maintenance tasks as per planned maintenance programme.

To undertake driver duties as an when required (if appropriate) in the SPH vehicle between SPH sites and staff locations within the SPH region of operations.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

Line Manager is the Facilities Team Leader

Team Leader

Work closely with colleagues in Facilities team, Matron, Outpatients manager, Clinical teams, Customer Services team,

Working relationship with all Internal/External services

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial

To maintain the off duty with effective use of time

To assist with the monitoring and control of resources allocated to the ward to provide the best value for patients.

To be mindful of waste management and report any non-compliances.

Business Development

To assist with the management and implementation of changes, which may be required by the organisation.

To monitor and be aware of any problems with hospital building and/or equipment and liaise with maintenance, security, or administration departments.

To contribute towards creating professional relationships and behaviours with staff whereby you can continuously review workload and feel confident to put forward ideas and suggestions.

Quality

To assist with gathering, recording, assessing, and storing relevant information,

To contribute constructively and appropriately in team meetings and working groups

Undertake a broad range unsupervised routine maintenance and minor improvement works within the limitations of the post holders training and experience.

To participate in in-house training sessions and attend meetings and discussions when required.

To complete all required mandatory training

Workforce

To participate in the induction of new portering staff

To identify any concerns about the quality of work and initiate action as directed by Senior Porter

Clinical

To convey patients around the Hospital site in a friendly and purposeful manner

To maintain a timely collection of rubbish and linen from The Spencer Private Hospital to the allocated areas within the NHS Hospital

To ensure timely delivery of all patient equipment, blood, oxygen, supplies, drugs, files, mail, and specimens

To ensure timely collection, sorting and delivery of post

To monitor wheelchairs, trolleys, bed tugs used in order to complete duties, and to ensure they are in a good state of repair. Report all unsafe conditions of equipment to the Senior Porter

To maintain a high standard of cleanliness for all work areas

To transfer bodies to the mortuary and complete all relevant documentation, prepare bodies for viewing by relatives in the chapel of rest, conforming to all religious beliefs.

To ensure all machinery is checked before each use, and ensure it is in a clean and tidy condition.

To be responsible for the safe collection and transport of clinical waste ensuring that it is correctly bagged, tagged and stored in line with the Spencer Private Hospital Waste policies.

To assist with security incidents as required including security of the car park.

To undertake maintenance tasks within the identified scope

To perform any other duty as may be reasonably requested in line with your core duties.

Ensure all Health and Safety Regulations are strictly adhered to.

To ensure that all local policies and legal requirements relating to clinical care and Health and Safety are read and complied with

Work towards retaining external ISO 14001 Environmental and ISO 9001 Quality accreditation.

This job description is intended to reflect, in outline, the responsibilities of the postholder, which may change over time with corporate or local business needs of Spencer Private Hospitals. It will therefore be subject to periodic review and amendment in the light of changing circumstances and following consultation with the post holder.

Signed: . Date: .

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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.

Employer details

Employer name

Spencer Private Hospitals Ltd

Address

Spencer Private Hospitals

Ramsgate Road

Margate

Kent

CT9 4BG

Employer's website

https://www.spencerprivatehospitals.com/ (Opens in a new tab)