Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Hotel Services Porter
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Job Description
Provide a high quality, efficient portering service as a member of a dedicated team to support services within the Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust at the Arrowe Park or Clatterbridge sites.
- Work in a manner that demonstrates the Trusts core values and behaviours to support a positive patient experience
- Understanding of how the role contributes to infection prevention and control within the healthcare environment
- Communicate with patients, staff and colleagues in a professional and polite manner.
Perform portering duties in allocated areas of the hospital site, including:
- Pharmacy
- Pathology
- Endoscopy
- Radiology
- Post Room
- Waste Team
- Goods Distribution Centre
- Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
Transport patients within the allocated hospital site in line with Trust policies and departmental procedures.
- Adopt a caring, polite and professional manner when transporting patients
- Use of radios for communication with other members of the Portering team
- Use of telephones and radios for allocation of daily duties
- Safe collection and delivery of gas cylinders, beds, blood products, specimens, pharmacy products, medical equipment, furniture and other equipment around the allocated hospital site(s)
- Ensure wheelchairs are cleaned after patient use
- Use of departmental portering computer system
- Change and replenish medical gas cylinders
- Return empty gas cylinders to designated storage area for stock replacement
- Transfer of deceased patients from wards and departments to the mortuary in a respectful manner
- Assist outside agencies with the transfer of deceased patients
- Use of autoclaving machine to sterilise used specimen receptacles within Pathology Department and removal of waste products to correct waste disposal stream.
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All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
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We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Jason Wilkie
Job title: Portering Manager
Email address: jasonwilkie@nhs.net
Telephone number: 0151 604 7006
For Further Information Please Contact
Mr Jason Wilkie, Portering Manager
on 0151 604 7006
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