Perioperative Porter

About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

Service operates 24hours, 365 days a year.

To respond, on average, to 190,000 annual tasks involving the moving and handling of patients and goods across the site

To respond to a range of emergency, fire, intruder activations in line with agreed procedures.

To patrol site and sticker unauthorised/inappropriate parked vehicles

To support staff to defuse potential violent and aggressive situations in line with appropriate training

In this key role, you will:

• To complete and comply with all tasks as requested and allocated through the Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) system .
• To undertake all duties having regard for patient needs / service requirements and the required service standards agreed.
• To patrol identified areas of the hospital ensuring that all doors and windows are secure reporting any untoward circumstances to charge hands/manager and taking appropriate action as instructed.
• Attend intruder alarm activation and respond in line with the agreed training /standard operating procedur.

What You'll Bring

• Required to undertake on the job training and induction (this will generally take 4-6 weeks, depending on hours/days worked), to achieve full competency across a range of duties.
• Required to undertake Prevention, Assessment & Management of Violence & Aggression (PaMOVA) training level 1 and 2
• Working knowledge Health & Safety including participation in risk assessing individual tasks
• Ability to work with people and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to carry out assigned tasks effectively in a busy environment
• Working knowledge of basic information technology

What we Offer

As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:

• Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression
• Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
• NHS discounts and more.

NHS Lanarkshire is dedicated to building a diverse workforce where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed based on their skills, knowledge, and talent - regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or care experience or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.

Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children's settings.

Interested?

Full details about the role are provided in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

You can also learn more about working with NHS Lanarkshire by viewing our Information Pack.