Porter UEC (Ward/Department based)

Job summary

Introduction

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a UEC SDEC porter band 2 within the Urgent & Emergency Care Department. The post can include weekend and out of hours.

There has never been a better time to join our hospital - we are a well-established Trust with a great history, constantly striving to improve. A forward-thinking recruitment philosophy creates fantastic opportunities for all our employees, and it is our aim to be the employer of choice within the region.

Overview

The Clinical Business Unit is seeking enthusiastic members of staff to join the Urgent & Emergency Care Team. We have a professional and dedicated team committed to providing a first-class service to our patients and clinical users.

We are a busy department working 24 hours a day across 7 days per week, and the successful candidate will be required to work 12.5 hour days and weekends on a rotational basis.

This is an opportunity for the successful candidate to develop their interpersonal skills and to further develop their experience in a supportive environment within a forward-thinking Trust.

Previous experience of working in a Healthcare environment is desirable but not essential as full training will be given.

Main duties of the job

To carry out a full range of portering duties within the hospital, which will include the efficient transfer of patients, transportation of equipment, ward/department-based furniture, pathology specimens, linen, and waste.

In the event of a fire alarm, identify the area where the suspect fire is on the control panel, meeting the Fire Brigade and directing to the appropriate area if required. Remain on scene to take direction from the Site Manager and Fire Brigade. Respond to a Crash call, collecting the Defibrillator trolley and attending the incident. Call the Emergency Services as and when required. Respond to panic alarms.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.