Hi all, I'm currently recruiting for a hospital porter in the Shrewsbury area. Please apply for more details!
Location - Shrewsbury
Rate- £9.50-£10 PAYE Per hour
Hours- 12- 2 Monday to Sunday
To carry out duties relating to specialist departments, including outside agencies such as Shropdoc.
To assist the Chargehand Porters with the training and induction of new staff for an initial period until they feel confident to carry out the duties on their own.
To collect and deliver hostess trolleys and crockery trolleys between the wards and the Catering Department.
To collect dirty linen and general refuse from all wards and departments disposal cupboards and the accommodation block and dispose of in the compactor located in the loading bay area. Dirty linen to be loaded into linen cages and placed on the loading bay awaiting collection.
To circulate mail and clerical data to all wards and departments within the hospital and collect and deliver mail off site.
To collect and deliver drugs to wards and departments and return the same to Pharmacy. Responsible for the collection of blood samples and units of blood for patient use to and from all wards and departments and to ensure blood units are tracked electronically via the Trusts system
To deliver patient test results from Pathology to wards and departments ensuring efficient, safe delivery.
To collect and deliver patients special dietary needs from the Dietitians to all wards.
To be a key holder for the purpose of security and lock/unlock doors within the hospital and mechanical and electrical plant rooms and medical gas storage rooms in an emergency. Responsible for ensuring the hospital is secure out of normal hours and liaise with the Security team reporting any issues.
To provide support to our Clinical teams in the emergency response situations, i.e. attending Cardiac Arrest, medical emergencies and fire alerts when called by the hospital bleep system.
To collect and deliver milk, stores and foods to wards and departments.
To collect and deliver clean linen and bedding from the linen room to all wards and departments and collect empty linen cages from all wards and departments for return to the linen room.
To maintain a supply of medical gases to all wards and departments and be responsible for the changing of Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen on the hospitals bank (out of hours). To ensure that all cylinders are scanned and recorded using handheld devices.
To collect clinical waste from wards and departments and oversee its disposal safely using purpose built containers.
To isolate and report spillages out of hours, i.e. body fluids, liquids ect in and around the site and wash down all trolley mattresses in the A&E Department on a rotary basis.
To transport patients to and from wards and departments using either wheelchairs, beds or special trolleys and maintain a supply of wheelchairs for the main entrance.
To collect and deliver medical supplies and equipment to and from Wards and departments out of hours only, unless an emergency situation.
To take part in the hospital's Major Incident Team and be prepared to be called out in case of emergencies
Benefits of Service Care Solutions
* 250 training allowance
* Excellent pay rates
* Exceptional referral bonuses
* Specialist's Non-Medical Non Clinical consultants offering single point of contact
* Frequent notifications for upcoming opportunities via text and email
* Nationwide provider of staff to cover over 40 different NHS trust and private organisations
* DBS disclosures provided via fast track online services free of charge.
If this role sounds of interest contact matt.clarke@servicecare.org.uk or 01772208953.
