Band 2 Patient PorterNHS

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Patient Porter to join the Portering department at Solihull Hospital.

The successful candidate will be instrumental in delivering the best service and care to our service users and clinical colleagues, the ideal candidate will need to be hardworking, dynamic and passionate about succeeding as part of a team.

The post holder will be an integral part of the service provision that the Portering Department provides to the Trust and Solihull Hospital, and will be vital in supporting the demand of patient flow, servicing all areas within the hospital.

We are looking for new members of the team who feel they are compassionate and respectful, and enthusiastic in delivering the best possible care to our patients. The post holder will need to be flexible, as this role includes working a rotating shift pattern covering early, late, night and weekend shifts

Main duties of the job

All Patient Porters will be responsible for the safe movement of patients, using wheelchairs, beds and trollies.

They will be integral in supporting the clinical teams with all requirments within the JD.

Porters are responsible for the movement and safe transportation of waste, incvluding clinical waste around the site.

Porters are responsible for collecting blood products, moving patient samples and attending medical emergancies.

Job description

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About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.