Enhanced Porter, GMS Band A

The role of an Enhanced Porter is to work as part of a team to provide safe, competent and comprehensive support to all wards, departments and users of the service. Porters are responsible for transporting medical equipment, goods, pharmacy products, blood products and medical gases.

As a Porter the main part of the role is to undertake patient movement in a safe, dignified way to a national agreed response time, all tasks have a set priority and should be responded to within the agreed time frame.

As Porters we undertake the role of Security within the hospital, which includes locks, unlocks and area patrols to ensure everything is in order.

The post holder will be part of the violence and aggression team, as part of the team along with clinical colleagues to implement safeholding techniques from de-escalation to restraint.Gloucestershire Managed Services offer many opportunities for education and progression

The successful candidate will be required to complete a 7-9 day SIA course all paid for by Gloucestershire Managed Services unless you already hold a license., To move patients from the ward to the required destination in a safe, efficient manner, ensuring their dignity, wellbeing and safety is always maintained.

Timely transportation of patient notes and X-rays to and from medical records ensuring patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.

To observe at all times Trust and Departmental Health & Safety Policies and Procedures, to ensure the safety and security of patients, staff and visitors.

Working asd part of a team to provide safe, competent and comprehensive support to all wards, departments and users of the service.

To ensure deceased patients, both adult and paediatric, transferred by ambulance or undertakers are transferred with dignity and privacy and that their property is checked and logged efficiently and according to Trust

Policies and Procedures

To respond to emergency calls and medical incidents such as CPR, Lockdown, Fire Safety Procedures and site

We are seeking an individual with good interpersonal skills which include but are not limited to empathy, active listening, emotional intelligence and clear communication skills. The individual will be required to work as part of a team to provide a service to the hospital.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.