Porters are part of the Facilities department providing 24 hour cover 7 days a week for all wards and departments on the Lincoln County Hospital Site.
This is a varied and interesting post involving the movement of materials and patients around all departments on the site.
General portering duties will include:
- Have good communication skills
- Have a flexible and adaptable approach to prioritise workload
- Have good customer service skills
- Be friendly and approachable
- Be reliable with good time management
- Have the ability to work in a physical environment
- Have the ability to work individually and as part of a team
- Have awareness of Infection Prevention and Control practices within a healthcare environment
- Be passionate about delivering a high quality service
- Previous portering experience is desirable though full training will be given. Uniform and PPE will be provided.
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
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