Porter

Role Overview

We are looking for a motivated and proactive individual to join our busy Ancillary team as a Porter at North Somerset Community Hospital in Clevedon. This position provides comprehensive porter services, supporting patients, staff, and visitors across the hospital site with a reliable and efficient approach.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain general security surveillance of all individuals entering and exiting the hospital building.
• Assist patients, visitors, contractors with access and inquiries, and appropriately escalate staff issues.
• Deliver and collect mail between hospital units and departments.
• Handle storage and returns of Medequip equipment in external storage areas.
• Receive deliveries, help with unloading stores, transfer goods to hospital stores and various departments, and distribute general supplies.
• Restock, issue, and ensure proper rotation of stores to maintain good order.
• Manage stores and equipment handling efficiently.
• Transport pharmacy items to wards and clinical areas as required.
• Collect specimens from departments for onward collection.
• Assemble furnishings and replenish linen supplies as needed.
• Transport patients between wards and departments when instructed.
• Maintain cleanliness and orderliness of the yard and waste bins.
• Check food deliveries, monitor delivery temperatures, and report discrepancies following food hygiene regulations.
• Remove rubbish, clinical waste, and sharps bins, ensuring bins are emptied regularly and securely.
• Monitor medical gas and oxygen readings and provide replacements as necessary.

About Sirona Care & Health

Sirona Care & Health is England's largest provider of adult and children's community services, serving Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire. We value diversity and inclusion, aiming to build a workforce that represents the communities we serve and fosters innovation and creativity.

Benefits and Development

Employees receive an Agenda for Change salary scale, comprehensive NHS benefits, 27+ days of annual leave, and membership in the NHS Pension Scheme. We offer development opportunities for everyone, whether new to healthcare, seeking a new challenge, or changing careers.

Contact Information

For further details or informal visits, contact Mel Ritchings, Hotel Services Manager, at melanie.ritchings@nhs.net or call 07824 425870.