General Porter

To act as part of a Healthcare Facilities Support Team that delivers portering services, patient and staff support and Facilities support services. To also assist QEF management in the provision of a comprehensive customer led portering service using allocated equipment/ resources available to the department.

• Patient transportation - Taking responsibility under the direction of the nursing team for the safe movement and transfer of the patient, their belongings, drugs, and medical records along with the patient
• Following QEF Policy, collect and distribute medical devices from the hospitals loan library service
• The collection and delivery service for internal and external mail, parcels, supplies, pharmacy items.
• Furniture collection and removal.
• The storage, distribution and collection of medical devices
• The collection of dirty and the distribution of clean linen
• The collection and safe storage of site waste
• To provide a collection and delivery service for internal and external mail, parcels, supplies, pharmacy items etc.
• Movement of items of furniture under the direction of charge hand supervisor
• Respond as directed to assist in emergency procedures including urgent bloods, specimens etc and major incident and fire.
• Distribution and storage of medical gasses
• Collection and transportation of food regeneration trolleys and other food items from catering department to user areas, subsequent removal and return to the main kitchen.
• Duties associated with the mortuary and deceased appropriate record keeping out of hours
• To project at all times a friendly, helpful, courteous and professional manner while dealing with all customers of QEF
• To provide general assistance to all staff, visitors and patients in a courteous and professional manner

QE Facilities (QEF) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust (GHNT), based in the North East of England.
We provide a range of non- clinical services to GHNT and other NHS organisations. Our services include: estates, facilities services, procurement, medical engineering and devices, endoscopy decontamination and sterile services, transport, out-patient pharmacy, and prevention & management of violence & aggression training (PMVA).
In addition we provide consultancy services, advising clients on all aspects of establishing a subsidiary company within an NHS body to the provision of VAT compliance advice.
QE Facilities work to their own Terms and Conditions and these are not the same as Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust Terms and Conditions. This is not an Agenda for Change Pay Rate.
We do not hold a sponsorship licence and are unable to offer employment under any sponsorship arrangement.

• Ability to make straightforward decisions on job-related issues as an individual and as part of the wider team
• Follow site assignment instructions and carryout scheduled tasks as detailed daily/weekly and periodic
• Ability to use own initiative in response to variations in work routine seeking support as necessary
• Demonstrate flexibility in terms of work area, and shift pattern to meet the needs of the service
• Ability to record and escalate serious incidents to appropriate managers