About The Role

Bank Patient Support Porter | Theatres | Spire Murrayfield - Edinburgh | Bank | Weekly pay
Spire Murrayfield Hospital is looking to recruit a Patient Support Porter to join their fantastic Theatre team on a bank basis.

Duties and Responsibilities

Correctly undertake tasks that have been delegated in relation to specific patients as agreed with the care team
Prepare patient, equipment and materials appropriately
Obtain consent from patients before starting the tasks e.g. moving and handling, ensuring patient comfort and safety at all times
Moving patient from bed to trolley; trolley to operating table; operating table to trolley; trolley to bed
Identify and report to an appropriate person any significant changes that might affect the patient’s health and well-being during escort duties and moving/handling
Respect patients’ privacy, dignity, wishes and beliefs and minimise any necessary discomfort
Record information related to designated tasks and activities accurately and passes it on to the relevant person in the team on time
Liaise with the theatre team regarding the organisation of theatre lists
Provide patient support within the anaesthetic room
Ensure moving and handling equipment is clean and in safe working order
Ensure table attachments are clean and in working order
Transport safely and timely specimens from theatre to the designated area, recording legibly and accurately necessary details
Transport equipment as delegated by the theatre team

Who we're looking for

General portering abilities
Infection control knowledge
Health and safety knowledge
Customer facing experience

Benefits

Bank colleagues are paid weekly
We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
Access to Spire Healthcare pension
Access to Blue Light Card discounts
Free uniform
Free DBS
Full induction, including mandatory training updates
Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group that has been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 40 years. We have 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.