Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Facilities Porter

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Job summary

We have the following vacancies available to recruit to for porter vacancies

- 35 hours - Receipts & Distributions porter - Monday to Friday 11 am to 6 pm

- 37.5 hours - A&E porter - 5 over 7 - 2 pm to 10 pm and 6 am to 2 pm

- 37.5 hours - Pool porter - 5 over 7 - various shifts to include 6 am to 2 pm - 8 am to 4 pm - 2 pm to 10 pm - 9 am to 5 pm and 12 midday to 8 pm

Porters move people and items around a hospital site. Porters based at Leighton Hospital work in a dual role. This means that you will be expected to support the Hotel Porters, Waste Porters, Linen Services and Receipts & Distribution.

A hospital porter should:

  • Have good communication skills.
  • Be able to work well with people from a wide range of backgrounds.
  • Be friendly, polite and helpful.
  • Have a positive outlook.
  • Be fit and have high levels of stamina.
  • Be able to work well under pressure.
  • Act calmly and quickly in emergencies.
  • Be able to follow instructions.
  • Be reliable, hardworking, honest and trustworthy.
  • Respect patient confidentiality.
  • Deal sensitively with patients and visitors who are anxious, distressed or very unwell.
  • Have a flexible attitude to work

Main duties of the job

You would be ;

  • Using special handling techniques to move expensive, specialist medical equipment from one part of the hospital to another.
  • Transporting medical supplies, such as oxygen cylinders, and collecting and returning them when they are empty.
  • Collecting blood samples and medical specimens from wards, clinics and theatres, and taking them to laboratories.
  • Transporting general clinical waste and hazardous materials.
  • Removing patients' bodies from wards and operating theatres and taking them to the mortuary.
  • Bringing clean sheets and other items to the wards and removing dirty linen.
  • Delivering patients' meals to wards and removing used crockery and cutlery.
  • Delivering post to different departments of the hospital.
  • Delivering supplies to wards and departments.

You will be a part of the portering services team within the estates department and will have contact with clinical and non-clinical staff. You could work with nurses, operating department practitioners, healthcare assistants, housekeepers, security staff or catering staff.

About us

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K).

The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford. The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff.

An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester 'places' and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7million.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

Details

Date posted

17 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

412-E&F-6864503-A

Job locations

Leighton Hospital

Middlewich Road

Crewe

CW14QJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a Portering service in public, patient and staff areas. To follow NHS guidance and work to the requirements of NHS standards, liaising with departmental and ward managers, housekeepers sand supervisors to deliver a patient focused service

SERVICE DELIVERY

To provide a porter service in all patient, public and staff areas.

To assist with the transfer of patients in and around the Trust.

To transport patients notes from and to wards, departments and medical records library.

To maintain entrances and exits to the premises so that they are free from litter, leaves etc.

To transfer the deceased and accept BIDs in accordance with agreed mortuary procedures

To transport and replace medical gas cylinders for wards and departmentsTo direct patients and visitors around the Trust and help with patient, visitor enquiries.

To collect and distribute goods within the Trust.

To transport & dispose of household, confidential and clinical waste in accordance with Trust Policy.

To maintain and clean manual and electrical equipment and to report maintenance issues to the supervisor

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a Portering service in public, patient and staff areas. To follow NHS guidance and work to the requirements of NHS standards, liaising with departmental and ward managers, housekeepers sand supervisors to deliver a patient focused service

SERVICE DELIVERY

To provide a porter service in all patient, public and staff areas.

To assist with the transfer of patients in and around the Trust.

To transport patients notes from and to wards, departments and medical records library.

To maintain entrances and exits to the premises so that they are free from litter, leaves etc.

To transfer the deceased and accept BIDs in accordance with agreed mortuary procedures

To transport and replace medical gas cylinders for wards and departmentsTo direct patients and visitors around the Trust and help with patient, visitor enquiries.

To collect and distribute goods within the Trust.

To transport & dispose of household, confidential and clinical waste in accordance with Trust Policy.

To maintain and clean manual and electrical equipment and to report maintenance issues to the supervisor

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Experience of working in a Healthcare Establishment
  • Ability to prioritise work

values

Essential

  • A commitment to quality and safety.
  • A recognition of the importance of showing respect, dignity and compassion to patients and colleagues.

Behaviours

Essential

  • Must be willing to act as a role model.
  • Must have the courage to speak up.
Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Experience of working in a Healthcare Establishment
  • Ability to prioritise work

values

Essential

  • A commitment to quality and safety.
  • A recognition of the importance of showing respect, dignity and compassion to patients and colleagues.

Behaviours

Essential

  • Must be willing to act as a role model.
  • Must have the courage to speak up.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Leighton Hospital

Middlewich Road

Crewe

CW14QJ


Employer's website

https://www.mcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Leighton Hospital

Middlewich Road

Crewe

CW14QJ


Employer's website

https://www.mcht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Facilities Coordinator

Scott Mcevoy

scott.mcevoy@mcht.nhs.uk

01270612369

Details

Date posted

17 February 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£23,615 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

412-E&F-6864503-A

Job locations

Leighton Hospital

Middlewich Road

Crewe

CW14QJ


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