OPAU Ward Orderly/Porter | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,169 pa/pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 10 July 2025 |
| Location: | Bournemouth, BH7 7DW |
| Company: | Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7267935/153-ME04563-A |
Summary
We are looking to recruit a new member to the Older Persons Assessment Unit at University Dorset Hospitals Foundation Trust on the Bournemouth Hospital Site, to assist in all aspects of the Porter/Ward Orderly role, working as part of a rota which will include days/evenings.
The successful applicant should be able to manage own workload and work with minimal supervision. Self-motivated individuals who can integrate quickly with a highly successful team are key factors of the post. Excellent team skills and flexibility are essential combined with strong interpersonal skills. You will need to be physically able to cope with the demands of this role including the high level of patients transfers in addition to the delivery and collection of equipment used by medical and non medical staff each day, and being part of a security response team.
Please note if you previously applied and were not successful we will not be able to reconsider your application within 3 months.
Base Location: Bournemouth
Interview Date: TBC
This is a busy role, which will involve a variety of tasks including but not limited to the following:
• Patients transfers
• Delivery/Collection of all blood products and specimens
• Responding to Security alerts within the Unit
• Transportation and exchange of gas cylinders
• Waste collection, disposal and recycling duties
• Transportation of Medical & Non-Medical equipment
• Packing up and recording patient property and preparing bed spaces to facilitate timely flow through the department
• Rotate, organise and monitor stock levels
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess
mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal
commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National
terms and conditions.
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Jun 2025
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