Casual Patient Porter

at  Sodexo

Job Introduction

To transfer patients in a safe and appropriate manner to and from the wards and depart-ments via means of walking, wheelchair, stretcher or beds.

• Use of task management system (HIVE) to enable effective management of activity within the portering service including the use of a two-way radio system.
• To convey blood specimens in a safe manner from wards/departments to Pathology de-partment.
• Conveyance of patient notes and x-rays to and from wards/departments.
• Removal of deceased bodies from wards/departments to the mortuary in a safe and digni-fied manner and to assist in viewing in the absence of the mortuary technician.
• To accept coroners cases into the mortuary in the absence of the mortuary technician.
• Conveyance of deceased patients from ambulance to the mortuary.
• To replace medical gasses where necessary on wards/departments for the requirements of patients within the contracted hours.
• To assist in the transfer of seriously injured patients from the ambulance/helicopter to the A & E
• department.
• To use the designated blood tracking system to give a more traceable structure for the benefit of both the patient and the department.
• To help the movement of medical supplies.
• To help transport, where specifically requested, in a safe manner patients from wards to theatres and vice versa after hours, between 20:00pm-08:00am.
• Assisting deceased patients to be pat-slid across from trolleys to the bed with assistance from the nursing staff.
• To attend emergency incidents and support clinical staff in the event of cardiac arrests, ma-jor haemorrhage activations, fire alarm activations and major incidents.
• To assist staff on the day case unit to transport patients to and from wards.
• To assist new starter inductions on the “buddy” programme where required.
• Respond to and complete tasks scheduled or by ad hoc request as per company policy within the specified timeframes.
• Mail Room and Messenger Related Tasks
• Where applicable complete mail / specimens collection delivery rounds within scheduled timeframes.
• Pick up all outgoing mail from collection points within scheduled timeframes.
• Identify all outgoing special/recorded delivery items and ensure that the appropriate paper-work has

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