Job summary
Outpatients Porter
Division: Cancer and Access
Band: 2
Salary: £24,465 per annum
We are recruiting for anOutpatients Porter who shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Outpatient Department is part of the Cancer and Core Clinical Services at Medway Maritime Hospital. An opportunity has arisen for a motivated individual to join as one of our Porters for Outpatients at Medway Maritime Hospital.
The main responsibilities are:
To transport patient records between the Outpatient areas to various departments across the Trust
To transport empty and loaded cages between departments
To assist Health Records and the prepping team to load patient records onto shelves in Patient Service Centre and to label the shelves with correct clinic details
To safely transfer Formal Saline to the Outpatient Department following the SOP Guideline and the safe transfer of Biopsies Samples within the Formal Saline from the Outpatient Department to Pathology following the SOP Guideline
Delivery and collection of clinical & non clinical items, including linen both clean and dirty
To undertake any duties appropriate to the grade as requested by the Outpatient Service Coordinator, Service Manager or Senior Nursing team to facilitate the smooth running of the department
To attend staff meetings and any others that are required
Please note, if you are considering applying for a role within our organisation we do recommend that staff are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, this is no longer a mandatory requirement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Outpatient Department is part of the Cancer and Core Clinical Services at Medway Maritime Hospital. An opportunity has arisen for a motivated individual to join as one of our Porters for Outpatients at Medway Maritime Hospital.
The main responsibilities are:
To transport patient records between the Outpatient areas to various departments across the Trust
To transport empty and loaded cages between departments
To assist Health Records and the prepping team to load patient records onto shelves in Patient Service Centre and to label the shelves with correct clinic details
To safely transfer Formal Saline to the Outpatient Department following the SOP Guideline and the safe transfer of Biopsies Samples within the Formal Saline from the Outpatient Department to Pathology following the SOP Guideline
Delivery and collection of clinical & non clinical items, including linen both clean and dirty
To undertake any duties appropriate to the grade as requested by the Outpatient Service Coordinator, Service Manager or Senior Nursing team to facilitate the smooth running of the department
To attend staff meetings and any others that are required
Please note, if you are considering applying for a role within our organisation we do recommend that staff are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, this is no longer a mandatory requirement.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the individual's responsibility towards health and safety
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Proven experience working in health service or caring / customer facing environment
- Experience of working on own and in a team
- Experience of working in the relevant area
Skills
Essential
- Able to work as an effective team member
- Physical skills to manipulate trolleys, wheelchairs, cylinders and move furniture
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Able to manage difficult situations
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the individual's responsibility towards health and safety
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Proven experience working in health service or caring / customer facing environment
- Experience of working on own and in a team
- Experience of working in the relevant area
Skills
Essential
- Able to work as an effective team member
- Physical skills to manipulate trolleys, wheelchairs, cylinders and move furniture
- Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
- Able to manage difficult situations
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communications skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
