General Porter

GENERAL PORTER – PermanentFull time 37.5 hours - rotational shift pattern (nights/days/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.For Further Information Please ContactMrs Dawn Mitchell - Portering Senior Supervisor - 01253 953770This post will be closed at the discretion of the appointing manager so early application is advised.Main Principle Job Duties/Key Performance AreasTo 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.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.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.One LSC Stands For ‘One Lancashire And South Cumbria’ Because There Is One Team Serving Lancashire And South Cumbria In a Joined-up Way. It Is Run By The Five Trusts As a Collaborative Partnership. The Trusts That Make Up One LSC AreBlackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustEast Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustLancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation TrustLancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustUniversity Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation TrustThe core principles of One LSC are: by bringing services more closely together we can deliver the best service possible, eliminate duplication, ensure value for money, work across different organisations to benefit from being able to share common systems and processes.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Justin Emery Job title: Portering Services Manager Email address: justin.emery@nhs.net Telephone number: 01253 955331