Portering Assistant Team Leader
| Posting date: | 08 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,625.00 to £25,674.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24625.00 - £25674.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 July 2025 |
| Location: | Reading, RG1 5AN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9193-25-0560 |
Summary
You are responsible for: Undertaking in a competent and safe manner range of task to the required standards, frequencies and schedules & on an ad hoc basis in line with the Departments policies and procedures. Pay due regard & observe all Health and Safety procedures including minimal handling regulations the appropriate use of PPE and equipment, COSHH Regulations, HTMs and Infection control protocols. Maintaining a clean safe & tidy working environment at all times, switching of unnecessary lights and report any relevant cleaning or Site tidiness issues to the Housekeeping or Estates Departments. Ensuring the following services / duties are carried out which will include but not be limited to: All patient movement: By the use of general and specialist equipment, transfer patients by trolley/stretcher & wheelchair to and from wards and departments (including mortuary duties), Using the equipment and method of transfer as advised by medical staff to transfer the patient in a safe and secure manner that maintains patients privacy and dignity in line with departmental policies and procedures. Ensuring specialist supporting medical equipment is transferred and erected in a safe manner. Chaperoning and escorting of patients visitors and staff. Delivery and collection of clinical & non clinical items Including: furniture, beds trolley, post, records & notes, food trolleys, goods, medical gasses & pharmaceuticals & pathology stores, mattresses, sterile goods, clean and soiled linen, equipment, specimens and other products and goods. Segregation and disposal of all waste, equipment & furniture. Complete all supporting documentation relevant to the transfer of goods; e.g. chain of Custody Documents. Maintenance / cleaning of portering equipment Checking, reporting and taking out of service any portering equipment as necessary in line with department policies and procedures. Use of equipment: The safe use and operation and use of all equipment & tool to carry out and support hospital activity including, but not limited to, hand held/electrical/mechanical/battery operated tugs & equipment, housekeeping and domestic cleaning equipment, general maintenance tools, compactor, patient lift and stair climber. Semi- skilled maintenance Changing of bulbs/ lamps cleaning of light diffusers, cleaning of grilles/louvers, basic plant cleanliness & maintenance, battery replacement, fixing of shelves and racking, unblocking of toilets basins sinks & sluice, vent radiators, window & door maintenance safety & security. Ensuring equipment & tools are used cleaned stored and maintained correctly.