Band 2 Patient Porter

Job summary

Main duties of the job

*Move patients by wheelchair or bed or stretcher around the hospital site from various wards and departments or the helipad and can involve some distance including, where directed, suing the internal ambulance.

*Assist patients requiring support on discharge from nursing unit or treatment area to the hospital exit points.

*Ensure patient safety during transport by keeping regularly used equipment such as wheelchairs and trolleys clean; reporting improperly working equipment to supervisor for repair and storing in readily accessible area.

*Transfer deceased patients from wards and departments to the mortuary and complete associated portering mortuary duties. Assist out-of-hours viewing with nursing staff as required.

*Collect and deliver all internal and external post as well as the franking of all external mail ready for posting undertaking post room duties as request.

Job responsibilities

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.