A&E Porter

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 available37.5 hours per week - rolling rota - days / nights / weekendsApplicants 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 The post holder will work as part of a team to provide an efficient porteringservice to the Trust.To transfer patients, medical equipment and associated medical sundries asdelegated by line management by use of bed, chair, trolley etc.To transfer furniture and assist in relocating equipment during officerelocations and or new developments.To distribute and collect linen/laundry to designated locations as in agreedschedules. This includes soiled and infected linen.To undertake refuse collections of clinical, household, confidential andspecialist waste, and changing of the clinical waste bags on A&E unit as andwhen required.Collect, distribute and document for audit and security purposesspecimens/bloods for pathology, including emergency collections anddistributions 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 anddocument a record of the usage. Report any identifiable faults.Undertake hospital mortuary duties in the measuring, transfer, preparationand 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 thePortering Service.General RequirementsQualityEach member of staff is required to ensure that: a) The patient and customer are always put first;b) That in all issues, the patient/customer requirements are met and all staff contribute fully to achieving the Trust’s corporate goals and objectives;c) That all staff hold themselves personally responsible for the quality of their work and therefore seek to attain the highest standards achievable within their knowledge, skills and resources available to them in furtherance of the Trust’s Vision and in embedding the organisation’s Values.ConfidentialityEach member of the Trust’s staff is responsible for ensuring the confidentiality of any information relating to patients and for complying with all the requirements of the Data Protection Act whilst carrying out the duties of the post. Any breaches in confidentiality will be dealt with by the Trust Disciplinary Procedure and may result in dismissal.Data Protection/Freedom of Information ActsCarry out any requirements within the duties applicable to the Data Protection Act, 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Justin Emery Job title: Portering Services Manager Email address: justin.emery@nhs.net Telephone number: 01253 955331