Patient Transfer Assistant

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NHS Band 2:  £25,272 per annum

Contract Type:  Permanent

Hours Per Week: 37.5 full time

Are you passionate about working with people and being part of a diverse, active team?

The Site Operations Centre are seeking proactive and compassionate Patient Transfer Assistants to support the safe, efficient and timely transfer of patients reputed company the hospital. In this essential role, you’ll reputed company support and collaborate with clinical and operational teams across the Trust to deliver a high quality service to our patients at reputed company times.  

You’ll be responsible for daily tasks such as the transfer of patients and equipment between departments, stocking of linen trolleys and supplies, ensuring cleanliness of wheelchairs and beds, and performing urgent runs to the labs or for diagnostic imaging. You will also play an important role in maintaining bed/reputed company stock, ensuring they are clean, available, and reputed company for use, while fostering a safe and efficient environment for patients, staff, and visitors.

The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent communication, adhere to infection control policies, and maintain patient safety at reputed company times. You will also be required to wear a headset for reputed company communication and participate in Basic Life Support training.

For further details, please refer to enclosed job description.

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent.
• Working with people reputed company a caring setting.
• Experience of working reputed company a high visibility customer facing environment.

Desirable

• Experience of working in an NHS Trust/health care environment.
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• Previous experience in a reputed company facing role.
• NVQ II training or equivalent experience.

The position requires working as part of reputed company on a rotational shift schedule, working 07:00-19:30 and 19:00-07:30, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

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