General Porter

We are seeking to recruit a motivated and reliableGeneral Porter to join our Portering Services team at QE Hospital, Gateshead. You will play a vital role as part of our Healthcare Facilities Support Team, delivering a professional, efficient, and customer-focused portering service. This role involves supporting patient care, staff requirements, and wider facilities operations across the hospital site. Working under the direction of the Portering Management Team, you will utilise allocated equipment and resources to ensure services are delivered safely, effectively, and in line with QEF policies and procedures.,

• Safely transport patients, under the direction of clinical staff, including their belongings, medical records, and medications
• Provide a collection and delivery service for mail, parcels, pharmacy items, and supplies (internal and external)
• Transport and manage medical devices, including loan library items
• Handle the collection, distribution, and storage of Equipment
• Move furniture and equipment as directed by Chargehands
• Assist in emergency situations including urgent specimen/blood transfers, fire procedures, and major incidents
• Manage the distribution and storage of medical gases
• Transport food regeneration trolleys and catering items to and from wards and departments
• Carry out duties associated with the mortuary (including out-of-hours responsibilities) with appropriate record keeping
• Maintain high standards of professionalism, always demonstrating a courteous, helpful, and patient-focused approach
• Provide general assistance to staff, patients, and visitors across the hospital
  
  QE Facilities (QEF) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust (GHNT).
We deliver a wide range of non-clinical support services including estates, facilities management, procurement, transport, pharmacy, and medical engineering services.