Job summary
- Main area
- Healthcare Porter
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Various Hours)
- Job ref
- 421-HIF-1312R
- Employer
- Harrogate Integrated Facilities
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Harrogate District Hospital
- Town
- Harrogate
- Salary
- £22,383 per annum pro rata + enhancements
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Porter
NHS AfC: Band 2
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Healthcare Porter at Harrogate District Hospital.
We at Harrogate Integrated Facilities (HIF) are inviting applications for a Healthcare Porters role. Duties include patient movement, collection and delivery of specimens and instruments to ward and clinical areas, waste collection and to respond to requests to support/provide assistance for onsite emergency incidents.
Main duties of the job
What would a working day look like?
You’re working early shifts this week and you’ve been tasked with moving medical equipment from the third floor of the Abbey Wing to the Day Surgery Unit on the ground floor. The equipment is very valuable and delicate, so you use your skills and expertise to move it.
Then you’re off to Fountains Ward to take a patient to the x-ray department. You wait until the x-ray is taken and then bring them back to their ward.
The rest of your shift is spent moving patients around the hospital and delivering stocks of emergency drugs to the right wards.
You are an essential part of the hospital team, working with so many different patients and members of staff.
What skills do you need for this role?
The postholder must be able to move heavy items easily and push them considerable distances. They must have good people skills and be able to work a number of shifts to meet the service's needs.
Does this sound like you?
If so, and you’d like to work in a hospital environment and be an essential part of a healthcare team, this could be the role for you!
Working for our organisation
Harrogate Integrated Facilities (HIF) provide a Healthcare Portering Service to manage the movement of healthcare waste, patients and health care associated items within the Harrogate District Hospital (HDH) and Ripon Community Hospital (RCH) sites, courier vehicle service to designated locations, reception desk duties (HDH) – shared with General Office, additional specified duties as set out in the Scope of Service and an evening Security Round (HDH).
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will ensure that service users, materials and equipment are safely and appropriately transferred around the hospital to the standard required whilst delivering an effective and efficient service that meets contractual obligation, KPI’s and in accordance with agreed Company and Trust policies and procedures.
The Portering Service provides 24 hours per day, 365(6) days per year (HDH) and from 09:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday and 08:00 to 12:00 noon at weekends to Ripon Community Hospital. The Portering Service applies to all areas of Harrogate District Hospital, Ripon Community Hospital Site and any other healthcare site under HDFT or as detailed by HIF.
For more information please see the Job Description and Personal Specification attached
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good Secondary Education
Desirable criteria
- GCSE English & Maths Grade C (or equivalent)
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Former NHS experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Compassionate and friendly personality.
- Confident and adaptable with a strong customer focus.
- Flexible and supportive
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Matthew Johnson
- Job title
- Security & Healthcare Services Manger
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01423 557951
- Additional information
Jordanna Daniels (Portering Manager)
Phone: 01423 557951
Email: [email protected]
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