Hospital Porter / Driver

Job overview

We have a number of new Porter and Driver opportunities available due to the opening of the new Bristol Surgical Centre building on the Southmead Hospital site.

You will work as part of the operational team responsible for providing a comprehensive patient support service in the hospital environment.  This will involve carrying out the following Facilities Management functions:

• movement of patients, consumable products, waste, furniture, medical equipment, gasses, beds, mattresses etc. •    The cleaning of all Portering equipment, delivery of blood products and responding to major incidents.

A manual UK driving license is required for this role

To provide a high quality responsive, efficient and effective patent support service to wards, and departments in North Bristol NHS Trust acting in a caring and professional

Please apply to express your interest. We are planning an assessment day at the Greenway Centre in Southmead on Thursday 5th June, but if you can't make that day, we can allocate another date, just let us know in your application.

Main duties of the job

Training •    Customer and support services or equivalent experience to an NVQ Level 2 •    Mandatory training as required for the role  •    Collection and transportation of blood products •    Trust, Patient Support/Directorate Services induction training •    On the job induction training

Experience •    Working a busy multi-faceted environment •    Working a team based environment

Communication & Relational skills •    Good verbal communication skills •    Ability to work as a member of a team •    Good literacy and numeracy skills •    Ability to work in a sensitive and unobtrusive manner around patients  •    Ability to use relevant electrical equipment safely •    Ability to clean and maintain all Portering equipment in line with hygiene practises and protocols •    Ability to assist in and demonstrating duties and operating procedures and good practice guides without the need for direct supervision •    Be flexible in carrying out duties as instructed by Patient Support Team Leaders and relevant managers in accordance with the Departmental Rules and Procedures  •    Basic IT skills

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Physical Effort

• Duties will involve standing/walking for long periods of time during the shift
• Duties may involve undertaking physically demanding tasks e.g. moving cages of approximately 300kg in weight as and when required

Mental Effort

• Being aware of health and safety implications involved in duties and their potential effect on others e.g. Ensuring that equipment is stored appropriately
• At ward level keeping a professional distance from patients and ensuring confidentiality at all times
• Working to schedules which may be subject to change

Emotional effort

• Whilst working at ward level being able to cope with witnessing distressing sights of patients who are very ill and may be at the end stages of life
• Whilst working in the Emergency Department witnessing traumatic injuries
• In the course of your duties you will need to be sensitive when coming into contact with patients and members of the public who may be experiencing high levels of stress and anxiety are confrontational or under the influence of alcohol