Community Porter

The post holder will be a key member of the team and will facilitate the delivery of the teams objectives:

• Collection/disposal of waste including -general/clinical/sharps
• Timely collection of specimens from wards
• Delivery of clean/dirty laundry
• Medical gas cylinder monitoring/replacement
• To be responsible for the transport of patients and hospital equipment
• Securely unlock and lock 2 buildings (Langbaurgh House and Guisborough)
• Ensure that work to Trust policies and procedures including health and safety standards and practices.
  
  We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our team, where our purpose is to deliver high quality, safe healthcare for Redcar, East Cleveland and Guisborough Primary Care Hospitals.
The successful candidate will have a sound general education, good communication skills and a mature and professional approach. They will have basic IT skills and experience of emails, possess good organisational/time management skills, have the ability to use their own initiative, working autonomously or part of a team and be flexible in their approach to work . To assist in the provision of a high quality, courteous service to the patients, wards and departments of the Hospital. To liaise with nursing, medical, reception/admin and clerical staff within the wards and departments in order to provide a seamless service, maintaining good and effective working relationships throughout the Trust Successful candidate must have access to a vehicle for work purposes to meet the requirements of the role.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:o Your Leadership Impacto Service Improvement for Beginners After you complete these one and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team