Unijobs Hiring for Porters – University Hospital Galway Job at Galway , Ireland Full Time

• The person holding this post is required to support the principle that the care of the patient comes first at all times and will approach their work with the flexibility and enthusiasm necessary to make this principle a reality for every patient to the greatest possible degree
• Maintain throughout the Group’s awareness of the primacy of the patient in relation to all hospital activities.
• Have a working Knowledge of the health information and quality Authority (hiqa) standards as they apply to the role for example, Standards for Healthcare, national Standards for the prevention and control of healthcare Associated infections, Hygiene Standards etc and comply with associated HSE protocols for implementing and maintaining these standards as appropriate to the role.
• Support, promote and actively participate in sustainable energy, water and waste initiatives to create a more sustainable, low carbon and efficient health service.
• Ensure accuracy in Patient Identification.
• Ensure all patients are dealt with in a dignified and professional manner.
• Assist with movement of Patients to all areas within the hospital.
• Assist with moving & handling of patients in all wards and departments as requested.
• Assist with transfer of patients to all departments.
• Collect blood and laboratory specimens and transfer to laboratory.
• Assist with transfer of deceased patients from the wards to the mortuary.
• Keep patients trolleys clean and prepared with clean linen and supplied with oxygen at all times.
• Keep wheelchairs in each ward and department clean and in good repair.
• Perform telephone and reception duties.
• Attend for in-service training as required.
• Work as part of a team.
• Co-operate and assist with National Audits.
• Ability to prioritise job requests.
• Checking Oxygen (Medical Gases) levels.
• To work in Theatre when required.
• Ability to attach and remove Positioning Devices to theatre table. (After training)
• Perform cleaning duties as set out in the cleaning schedule for portering department
• Shaving of male patients as requested by nursing staff
• To perform any other duties that may be assigned appropriate to their work.
• The post holder must foster and support a quality improvement culture through-out your area of responsibility in relation to hygiene services.
• The post holder must take reasonable care for his or her own actions and the effect that these may have upon the safety of others.
• The post holder must cooperate with management, attend Health & Safety related training and not undertake any task for which they have not been authorised and adequately trained.
• The post holder is required to bring to the attention of a responsible person any perceived shortcoming in our safety arrangements or any defects in work equipment.
• It is the post holder’s responsibility to be aware of and comply with the HSE Health Care Records Management/Integrated Discharge Planning (HCRM / IDP) Code of Practice.

Eligibility Criteria
Qualifications and/ or experience

• Have attained such standard of education as would enable him/her to discharge the duties of the post satisfactorily.

Health

• A candidate for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

Skills, competencies and/or knowledge

• Demonstrate an interest in caring for people
• Demonstrate evidence of basic computer skills
• Demonstrate ability to present a neat and tidy appearance
• Demonstrate knowledge of Infection Control Policy / Hand Hygiene Policy/Moving & Handling Policy/Health & Safety/Managing Complaints and Managing Challenging Behaviour
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills including sufficient command of the English language so as to effectively carry out the duties and responsibilities of the role
• Demonstrate the ability to work on own initiative, prioritise and manage a number of issues simultaneously
• Demonstrate the ability to undertake the physical demands of the role
• Demonstrate motivation and appreciate the importance of the need to provide quality service for patients/relatives/public
• Demonstrate experience in dealing with people
• Demonstrate professionalism at all times in dealing with patients, staff and the public and demonstrate evidence of ability to empathise with and treat patients, relatives and colleagues with dignity and respect
• Demonstrate experience of working in a healthcare setting