We are looking for a Bank Porter to join our Theatres team. The role is to provide portering and general duties within the Operating Department.

The role of the Theatres team is to provide patient care during the pre, peri and post-operative phase of a surgical patient’s care within the hospital.

Some of the duties will include:

Portering

• To deliver the patient call slip issued by the Anaesthetic Practitioner or the relevant theatre member to a registered nurse on the ward or in the Day Unit.
• Transport post-operative patients back to their rooms accompanied by a ward nurse either on a bed, patient’s trolley or in a wheelchair.
• Assist with the transferring and positioning of patients on the operating table.
• Fetch and carry equipment around the department as required.

Cleaning

• Ensure that all the protective lead aprons are cleaned as required and hung correctly on the rack.
• Clean all the operating tables and attachment as well as the patient trolleys.