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Bank Porter
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract
0 days (Bank post (zero hours contract))
Hours
Flexible working - 0 hours per week (Varied shifts. 24/7 cover required)
Job ref
409-6451575
Employer
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Ormskirk Hospital
Town
Ormskirk
Salary
£22,383 Per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/08/2024 23:59

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Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Bank Porter

NHS AfC: Band 2

Job overview

Job Summary

Ensure efficient, cost-effective management of all Portering Services.

To organise, develop and improve Portering Services throughout the Trust.

Providing a customer focused service.

Ensure compliance with the Trust Quality Strategy.

SDGH - ODGH (Both sites)

Main duties of the job

Maintain all operational procedures.

Maintenance of computerised records as appropriate.

Compiling reports, data as required.

Involvement in the review of departmental work instructions and procedures.

Enforce compliance with the Waste Management Policy to meet changing

requirements as segregation requirements increase.

Ensure portering staff are fully aware of and comply with Hygiene and attend

regular update training with Infection Control.

Lead, implement and deliver into facilities operational procedures and

services that the Trust has agreed in the Sustainability and Carbon

Reduction Strategy.

Assisting with the transfer of bodies from wards to the mortuary, completion of appropriate records.

Work with the Accommodation department to enable a smooth changeover of

tenants within the residential accommodation and assist with day to day

problems

Maintain the operation of the Car Parking system and associated car parks.

Working for our organisation

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

  • CARE that is evidence based, high quality and compassionate
  • ​​​​​​SAFETY that is of the highest standards
  • COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful
  • SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable
  • PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

  • Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
  • Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
  • Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application. 

Advertising date: 26th July 2024

Closing date: 2nd August 2024

Shortlisting date: 5th August 2024

Proposed Interview date: 9th August 2024

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • A good general education to GCSE level including maths and English.
Desirable criteria
  • Food Safety Awareness Level 1 Knowledge & Experience
  • Previous portering experience

Knowledge / Experience

Essential criteria
  • Large scale or Health Care portering work
  • Understanding of Cleaning and Hygiene principals
Desirable criteria
  • Patient care / movement of patients

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Good communication and listening skills
  • Understanding reasons for patient confidentiality
  • Full driving licence
Desirable criteria
  • Working within a Health care environment

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyJob share policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderHSJ Best places to workMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Care quality commission - OutstandingStep into healthDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Terry Kelly
Job title
Logistics/Portering manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01695 656598
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