General Porter

Main area Portering Services Grade 2 Contract Permanent: 5 over 7 days, weekends & bank holiday working Hours 37.5 hours per week (• Full time) Job ref 411-COR-25-7041825

Employer Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Alderhey Town Liverpool Salary £23,615 Enhancements paid for weekends, bank holidays and unsocial hours Salary period Yearly Closing 20/04/2025 23:59

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trust's values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

• Great flexible working opportunities
• Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• Extensive staff health and well-being programmes

Job Overview

To join the Alder Hey portering team providing a porter service including the transfer of patients between wards & departments including A & E admissions, the collection & delivery of goods including medical gases, soiled linen, sharps, drugs, mail and furniture.

The operation is 24 hours a day 365 days a year including weekends & bank holidays. The shifts for this post are 07.00am to 15.00, 15.00 to 23.00 and 23.00 to 07.00am. This is a permanent role. This role is 37.5 hours a week working 5 days over a 7 day period Monday to Sunday.

Main Duties of the Job

1. To provide a portering and messenger service, including the transfer of patients and visitors between wards and departments including A&E admissions to wards and transfers between A&E, X-ray and wards.
2. To collect and deliver a range of goods including drugs, bloods, furniture, feed bottles, case notes, specimens, x-rays and medical gas cylinders.
3. To collect and deliver mail within the hospital.
4. Assist in the loading and unloading of hospital deliveries incorporating the use of the automated guided vehicles.
5. To operate & maintain waste compound.
6. To transfer beds, cots, mattresses, furniture, drip stands, pump and other portable equipment and machinery.
7. To ensure safety of staff and visitors.
8. To assist in adhering to the correct procedure regarding the removal of deceased persons.
9. To maintain confidentiality.
10. To attend Trust statutory and mandatory training.
11. Responsible for the safe distribution of controlled drugs according to Trust policy. This includes ensuring that proformas are signed by Senior Nurses and returned to Pharmacy.
12. To respond to emergency bleeps including Cardiac arrest, Fire, Trauma and Helicopter.

Working for Our Organisation

Working as part of a multi-skilled team, to provide a full portering service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Person Specification

Education and Training

• Educated to a good standard, or relevant experience.
• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent relevant experience.

Experience

• Proven experience of prioritising work and meeting deadlines.
• Previous experience of working within a similar role.
• Working in a health care environment.

Knowledge

• Working unsupervised in a busy environment.
• Previous NHS experience.
• Knowledge of a linen operation.

Skills

• Ability to organize workload.
• Flexible in approach to working hours.
• Ability to learn to use new equipment within a reasonable timescale.
• Able to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Willing to learn new skills and embrace modernisation.

We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will contact you using this regarding your application. All candidates will be notified via email whether or not they have been shortlisted.

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.

Should you require any assistance during the application stages please contact recruiting manager of vacancy or the recruitment team at recruitment@alderhey.nhs.uk or call 0151 282 4599.