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Medical Protection Advertisement

Location
Salary
£23,615 pa/pro rata
Profession
Estates and facilities
Grade
Band 2
Deadline
16 Mar 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
28 Feb 2025

Job overview

University Hospitals Dorset are looking to recruit a Porter & Security Officer to provide an efficient & effective service to all wards and departments within the hospitals, 24-hours, 7-days a week.

Base Location: Poole Hospital (But expected to transfer to Royal Bournemouth Hospital 2026-27)

Interview Date: 7th April 2025

Main duties of the job

  • Transport patients to and from various locations within the hospital in a prompt, efficient and courteous manner, ensuring the safety, reassurance and comfort of patients.
  • Patients will be transported using wheelchair, bed or trollies; with or without oxygen and when necessary, accompanied by a Nurse Escort.Respectful removal of the deceased to the Mortuary and completion of the necessary entries in the Mortuary Register.
  • Continual monitoring and replacement of gas cylinders to all areas.The daily collection of Pharmacy boxes from wards and departments for restocking and distribution.
  • Contribute to the maintenance of a healthy and safe environment for patients, respond the requests to move furniture and equipment and to change medical gas cylinders in a safe and prompt way, ensuring that removals and changes are
  • The delivery/collection of blood products, laboratory specimens and samples to/from wards/pathology using an electronic recording system as required
  • Respond to alarm activations, security incidents and ‘2222’ emergency calls to all Trust buildings and grounds.
  • Apply appropriate Prevention Management of Violence & Aggression (PMVA) up to and including restraint techniques as situations dictate
  • Clearing of clinical and non clinical waste

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.