Job summary
We currently have a Porter Desk Telephone Operative vacancy working 15 hours a week on weekend shifts.
Every Saturday & Sunday 2 pm to 10 pm
Main duties of the job
Details of the job include:
Answering the MCHFT Porters Desk Phone and accurately log porter task requests from MCHFT, Wards and Departments onto the My Porter tracking system.
Ensuring porter task requests are assigned to porters in a timely and orderly manner.
Answering enquiries and providing information regarding the porters' service to MCHFT Wards.
Ensuring set tasks are performed at the appropriate assigned times each day.
To ensuring patient and staff confidentiality by adhering strictly to MCHFT information governance when using radio handsets associated with MyPorter.
To carry out Porter tasks.
To provide a porter service in all patient, public and staff areas.
You will be a part of the portering services team within the estates department and will have contact with clinical and non-clinical 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
SERVICE DELIVERY
To assist with the transfer of patients in and around the Trust
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 departments
To 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
SERVICE DELIVERY
To assist with the transfer of patients in and around the Trust
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 departments
To 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.
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).
