A&E Porter

Job overview

Please note, although this role is being advertised by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, it will transfer to OneLSC a Corporate Collaboration hosted by East Lancashire Hospitals Trust on 1.11.24. There are no plans to change the location of the role.

We are looking for an A&E Porter - Permanent contract

Post available

37.5 hours per week - rolling rota - days / nights / weekends

Applicants must be physically fit, have good communication skills and the ability to work on their own initiative and as part of a team.  Self-motivation, commitment to customer care and quality issues is essential.

Flexibility is required in this busy department to cover Annual Leave and Sickness. The successful candidate will be trained to cover all aspects of the portering role.

Full training and uniform will be provided.

This post will be closed at the discretion of the appointing manager so early application is advised.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties

The post holder will work as part of a team to provide an efficient portering  service to the Trust.

To transfer patients, medical equipment and associated medical sundries as  delegated by line management by use of bed, chair, trolley etc.

To transfer furniture and assist in relocating equipment during office  relocations and or new developments.

To distribute and collect linen/laundry to designated locations as in agreed  schedules. This includes soiled and infected linen.

To undertake refuse collections of clinical, household, confidential and  specialist waste, and changing of the clinical waste bags on A&E unit as and  when required.

Collect, distribute and document for audit and security purposes  specimens/bloods for pathology, including emergency collections and  distributions as and when required by the service.

Provide the exchange, transfer and testing of portable medical gas cylinders and document a record of the usage. Report any identifiable faults.

Provide the exchange & transfer of manifold medical gas cylinders and  document a record of the usage. Report any identifiable faults.

Undertake hospital mortuary duties in the measuring, transfer, preparation  and documentation of the deceased, also the laying out of the deceased in the absence of mortuary personnel. Assist the police and ambulance with access to the mortuary. Attend training as required to meet statutory and service needs within the  Portering Service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please ensure you have read the attached Job Description & Person Specification for this role before applying.

The post holder will work as part of a team to provide an efficient portering service to the Trust.

To provide and to contribute to, a first class customer care service to all users of the Trust.

To assist nursing staff to move / handle patients

Escort and direct patients as and when necessary and offering wheelchairs to patients at reception or triage.

To transfer patients from triage to other areas of the A&E Department.

To transfer patients, medical equipment and associated medical sundries as delegated by line management by use of bed, chair, trolley etc.

To ensure wheelchair/trolley availability 24 hrs a day, returning trolley to base when empty and removing soiled linen leaving in a state of readiness for the next patient

To ensure adequate supplies of crutches, frames and surgical appliances are available at all times, collect special surgical appliances as directed.

To be an active member of the response team (999) for any incidents that occur, ensuring the safety of the environment as directed by the sister in charge.

To distribute and collect linen/laundry to A&E as in agreed schedules.  This includes soiled and infected linen.

To undertake refuse collections of clinical, household confidential and specialist waste, and changing of the clinical waste bags on A & E unit as and when required.

Collect, distribute and document for audit and security purposes specimens/bloods for pathology, including emergency collections and distributions as and when required by the service.

Provide the exchange, transfer and testing of portable medical gas cylinders and document a record of the usage.  Report any identifiable faults.

Provide the exchange, transfer of manifold medical gas cylinders and document a record of the usage.  Report any identifiable faults.

Ensure that the expectations of service users are met through the compliance with the Portering Service Standards.

Attend training as required to meet statutory and service needs within the Portering Service.

Ensure compliance with written procedures for all aspects of Portering Services, these forming the basis of Portering Service Standards and induction training.

To attend incidents of fire and major incidents, in line with operational procedures.

To provide an immediate on call response to Medical emergencies.

Have responsibility for the safe and effective utilisation of equipment used by the Portering Service.

As directed, assist newly appointed porters during the local induction phase, in awareness and familiarisation of the services provided and the processes that enable the service to function effectively, safely and securely.

The Portering Services operate throughout the year and as such the post-holder will be under a contractual obligation to work on National Public/Bank Holidays, if rostered to do so.