RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER OF PRIORITY)
Note: This job description is an outline of current broad areas of responsibility and accountability and should not be regarded as a comprehensive listing.
This role continuously develops in the Hospital, and this job description may be reviewed in light of possible new structures and/or changing needs of the Hospital.
? Ensure patients, staff and public are dealt with in an appropriate polite manner at all times.
? Carry out all duties in a prompt, efficient and professional manner.
? Base yourself at the designated location as directed by the Portering Services Manager/their delegate i.e.
Front Hall, Theatre, Delivery Ward, Stores, Laundry, and Laboratory etc.
? Facilitate the movement of patients between all wards and all departments.
? To move goods/vital supplies including medical equipment, linen and blood.
? Manage/monitor/operate & respond to all equipment in the front hall in accordance with the hospitals Policies and Procedures.
? Attend to all alarms, paging systems, CCTV monitors, Radio and telephones in a prompt, efficient and effective manner.
? Act in accordance with hospital procedures with respect to all alarm and baby tagging systems.
? Actively control access to and in the hospital.
? Actively control visiting.
? Provide security related duties
? Actively Monitor CCTV.
? Complete incident report forms.
? Report all equipment faults in a timely and efficient manner.
? Control access/use of the car park.
? Sort and distribute all post to the relevant areas of the hospital.
? Collect and deliver linen throughout the hospital, change/hang curtains.
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? Collect all waste and clinical waste throughout the hospital and dispose in accordance with hospital policy.
? Replace full wheelie bins with empty bins.
? Adhere to all Policies and Procedures including treating in a confidential manner all information exposed to in the course of carrying out these duties.
? Ensuring that all information released to patients complies with hospital policy.
? Ensure that full uniform as provided by the hospital be clean and worn at all times while on duty.
? Ensure good personal hygiene is maintained at all times while on duty.
? Attend meetings if requested to by Portering Services Manager/their delegate.
? To attend training as required.
? As the hospital provides a 24 hour service this post may involve day and night duty.
? Work in any location he/she is assigned to at the Hospital.
? Some cleaning duties required for cleaning hospital grounds and some hospital equipment.
? Transport any equipment, items or people as service levels require
? Perform cleaning duties in the interest of safety and service needs
Any other duties deemed appropriate to the post.
Please note that the duties of this post may change over time.