Theatre Porter

Job description

Job summary

Come and join our friendly theatre team based at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital.

As a theatre porter you will work alongside nursing, medical and other health care professionals to support our service. You will transfer patients within the peri operative environment and ensure the theatre environment is a safe, well stocked and clean working area.

Main duties of the job

The Surgical Division is seeking a part-time theatre porter based in the operating theatre department. The postholder will provide a range of support duties within the theatre suite. You will need to be flexible to cover a range of shifts including late duties and weekend work.

Your main duties will include assisting with both patient and non-patient manual handling, cleaning duties and waste disposal and you will ensure that the department is always kept tidy. You will also have store management responsibilities.You must have good interpersonal, communication and organisational skills and be able to remain calm in a busy environment. This is a demanding role which requires a good level of physical resilience.

If you are a team player and have the motivation to help others, then please consider applying.

We are based at Winchester Royal Hampshire County Hospital where you will be part of a small but busy team who assist in the running of our operating theatres.

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person Specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential

• oGood standard of education including numeracy and literacy skills

Desirable

• oCustomer care training or similar experience.

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• oExperience of working in a busy environment with conflicting demands

Desirable

• oExperience of working in an NHS environment or public sector.

Skills & Ability

Essential

• oGood verbal and written communication skills, including excellent telephone manner.

Desirable

• oProblem solving skills.

Person Specification
Training & Qualifications

Essential

• oGood standard of education including numeracy and literacy skills

Desirable

• oCustomer care training or similar experience.

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

• oExperience of working in a busy environment with conflicting demands

Desirable

• oExperience of working in an NHS environment or public sector.

Skills & Ability

Essential

• oGood verbal and written communication skills, including excellent telephone manner.

Desirable

• oProblem solving skills.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Royal Hampshire County Hospital

Romsey Road

Winchester

SO22 5DG

United Kingdom

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