General Porter

Understanding of Portering activities

Understanding of Department and Trust Health and Safety policies, written safe systems of systems of work and Department rules and procedures

Understanding of Portering equipment processes

Understanding and knowledge of pathology procedures for movement of blood products

Check signing in sheets and record staff on levels

Allocate jobs as they arrive on a 'next person' basis to ensure fairness

Paperwork to be checked and signed off as necessary

Produce blood track form (pink slip) from the blood trac system

Allocate to 'next person' in line - (trainedstaff)

Complete blood trac paperwork to confirm receipt

Synbiotix (porter system) management

Customer and support services or equivalent experience to an NVQ Level 2

Mandatory training as required for the role

Collection and transportation of blood products

Trust, Patient Support/Directorate Services induction training

On the job induction training

Working in a busy multi-faceted environment

Working in a team-based environment

Duties involve standing/walking for long periods of time during the shift

Duties may involve undertaking physically demanding tasks e.g. moving cages of approximately 300kg in weight as and when required

Being aware of health and safety implications involved in duties and their potential effect on others e.g. Ensuring that equipment is stored appropriately

At ward level keeping a professional distance from patients and always ensuring confidentiality

Working to schedules which may be subject to change

Emotional effort

Whilst working at ward level being able to cope with witnessing distressing sights of patients who are very ill and may be at the end stages of life

Whilst working in the Emergency Department witnessing traumatic injuries

In the course of your duties you will need to be sensitive when coming into contact with patients and members of the public who may be experiencing high levels of stress and anxiety are confrontational or under the influence of alcohol/drugs

Working conditions

You will be expected to display a professional image at all times

You will be required to wear clean official uniform and covered in low-heeled footwear

You will be expected to comply the department and trust policies relating to uniform and the wearing of jewellery, nail polish etc

You will be expected to act in a courteous manner to all staff, visitors and patients

Duties will involve working bank holidays when required to meet the needs of the service

When working at ward level you will be expected to use alcohol gel on entering the ward and to thoroughly wash hands frequently and after completing tasks

When working within the retained estate be subject to extreme weather conditions

Shortlisting criteria please highlight from Person Specification key points to use to shortlist.

Education/Training/Qualifications

English and maths GCSE

Good verbal communication skills

Full clean driving License

Work Experience

Woking as part of a team in a busy environment

Manual Handling

A role where you must complete multiple tasks daily

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retaina workforce whichrepresentsthe rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your applicationin order toensurewe'remeeting our pledge.

Shortlisting Criteria

Desirable: - Experience of AGV's systems; - Manual Handling Training; - Portering Experience; - Waste Processes; - Customer focused approach; - Solution Finder

Essential

Essential: - Manual UK driving licence