About this role
Job summary
Do you have what it takes to be an Operating Theatre Escort Porter?
This post holder will work with the Theatre team to deliver direct and indirect patient care and at all times to work under the direction of a qualified member of Nursing/ODP staff.
To escort surgical patients to and from the operating theatre and work alongside theatre staff to provide excellent patient care.
Main duties of the job Main Duties: Support the safe and efficient transfer of patients between wards, departments, theatres and recovery areas. Provide reassurance and support to patients and relatives during the peri- operative journey. Carry out essential patient checks and communicate effectively, adapting to individual patient needs and preferences. Assist clinical teams by maintaining a clean, safe, and well-stocked theatre environment in line with infection prevention and control standards. Transport equipment, clinical waste, specimens, and soiled instruments safely and in accordance with Trust policies. Support stock management, including storage and replenishment of theatre supplies and equipment. Liaise with multidisciplinary teams and assist visitors within the department. Report faults, maintain health and safety standards, and adhere to safeguarding requirements at all times. Support patient flow within theatre pathways, including day-case admissions, anaesthetic room assistance, and mortuary transfers when required. Respond to emergency bleep calls and provide support across theatre complexes as needed.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description Job responsibilities
Direct Patient Care:
To facilitate the smooth and safe transfers of patients throughout their anaesthetic, surgical and recovery and procedure periods between wards or departments and the operating theatres and recovery.
Contribute to the ongoing support of patients and their family members during the transfer to theatre.
Undertake standard checking procedure when collecting patients from wards and departments.
Communicate in a manner and pace appropriate to the patients ability, personal beliefs and preferences within trust and legal constraints
To be aware of the safeguarding guidelines for vulnerable patients.
Indirect Patient Care
Support, welcome and assist visitors to the department
Liaise with other professionals as required within the boundaries of the role
To undertake domestic duties as required e.g. cleaning floors in theatres, moving clinical rubbish and sharps bins as required and in line with current infection control guidelines.
Assist with stocking of unit sterile supplies and pharmacy
Stocking up theatre hats, blue slide sheets, oxygen masks and oxygen tubing.
Emptying of sterile instruments and putting away in appropriate storage place
Assist the materials managements team in putting away stock
To assist with putting away of IV fluid/pharmacy stock when delivered
Transport soiled instruments and clinical rubbish to designated collection points
To handle and transport specimens in line with trust policy
To report any damaged equipment to the appropriate person
To observe health and safety regulations at all times with grade and nature of the service.
Help put away stock in general theatre storeroom
Additional Duties and Responsibilities:
To liaise when required with all trust theatre complexes when support is needed
Support ambulatory day admission patients from admissions suites to anaesthetic room
Contribute to the ongoing support of patients and their family members during the transfer to theatre
To remain with patients in the anaesthetic room until relived by the anaesthetic assistant.
Facilitate the transfer of the deceased to the mortuary.
To carry an emergency bleep and react as required generally the role of the ported in charge of the shift.
Undertake Band 2 related competencies
Supporting other departments with in the trust
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities Essential
Ability to work under instruction and in a team Good interpersonal skills Strong communications skills Flexible to work a range of shift patterns Physically able to push trolleys and beds across hospital site Ability to work under instruction and in a team Motivated to work in a busy theatre unit within the multidisciplinary team
Qualifications and Training Essential
Basic numeracy and literacy skills Demonstrate awareness of confidentiality
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Experience in use of initiative and prioritisation Respect for patients and staff
Desirable
Recent experience in care environment or similar field Working in a team bases environment
Aptitudes Essential
Willingness to learn Good communication skills Commitment to working nights, weekends and bank holidays as well as cardiac on call requirement
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details Employer name Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address Bristol Royal Infirmary
Upper Maudlin Street
Bristol
BS2 8HW
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)