Porter

The portering service supports the daily running of a wide range of ancillary services across hospital, health centre and other Trust sites. The portering team work alongside Trust staff to ensure the Trust is enabled in its delivery of frontline health care service. Your role will involve many tasks which maintain the smooth running of the Trust sites. As a porter your role will develop and will be generic across a wide range of duties and skill sets.

• Manual handling of furniture and equipment
• Waste collections and disposals
• Laundry collections
• Medical gas cylinder handling and replenishment
• Managing stores deliveries
• Delivering internal mail and stores
• Flushing water outlets

The estates and facilities team consist of approximately 30 staff and it is a tight knit unit. The department provides total facilities management through in-house and contracted out services. The service provided is fast moving and the output high but the team are very supportive, with great experience and can provide good advice and direction to new starters.

GENERAL
1. General messenger duties. Porters will be expected to be contactable at all times via the mobile phone supplied by the Trust

1. General security duties by: • Ensuring that all doors are locked / opened at the appropriate times

• Ensure all windows and doors are shut and locked if appropriate
• Report any unauthorized persons or any untoward occurrences to the Estates Manager (Operations)

1. To clear pathways of snow and ice and spreading of grit when necessary and requested to do so

1. The escorting or directing of patients and visitors using the sites and dealing with enquiries

1. To undertake flushing of identified water systems, complete the relevant paperwork and file the paperwork appropriately, as instructed from time to time

1. Assist in the conduct of any site audits requested by the Estates & Manager (Operations).

1. The preparation of rooms for meetings, including transfer of equipment and refreshments, e.g. video, overhead projector and screen, flip chart etc

1. Monitor parking and keep area clear and accessible for ambulances, delivery vehicles etc.

1. To carry out any other portering related duties, both of a routine and non-routine nature, not specified in this job description, as requested by the Estates & Manager (Operations) in consultation with the post holder

MOVING AND HANDLING
1. Reception and delivery to wards / departments of stores, mail, beds, bedding, furniture, medical equipment and CSSD

1. Delivery to wards and departments of all laundry/linen. This may also include ordering of linen on some sites.

1. Conveyance of equipment, goods etc. between wards/departments as requested

1. To collect specimens and take to pick up point. Collection and delivery of bloods, drugs, internal and external post to and from all wards / departments.

WASTE

1. Collection of soiled linen, clinical waste, refuse and recycling from all wards/ departments

1. Dispose of all waste in accordance with Trust policy

1. Monitor the disposal of waste e.g. skip, clinical waste and alert the Estates Manager (Operations) if there is a problem with the collection of waste by outside contractors

MEDICAL GAS
1. Collect oxygen cylinders from stores for delivery to the wards and return the empty cylinders to storage for supplier collection

1. Connect J size oxygen cylinders to medical gas pipe system (MGPS) manifold

1. Check for leakages every day, ensuring the gauges are working correctly and to report any hazards relating to the operation of medical gas cylinders

1. Order new cylinders, as required, in liaison with ward staff

1. Report on medical gas provision on a daily basis