# Endoscopy Porter/ Housekeeper

**Company**: St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Salary**: £31066.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a motivated and reliable Endoscopy Porter/Housekeeper to join our friendly Endoscopy team. The post holder will play a key role in supporting the safe and efficient running of the unit by assisting with patient flow, room preparation and turnaround, equipment transportation, stock management, and maintaining a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.

Working as part of the multidisciplinary team, the successful candidate will help ensure high standards of patient care, infection prevention, and operational efficiency are maintained throughout the Endoscopy service.

**Main duties of the job**

- Support the safe and efficient running of the Endoscopy Unit by undertaking portering and housekeeping duties.

- Assist with the preparation, cleaning, and turnaround of procedure rooms between patients to maintain service flow.

- Transport patients safely within the department, ensuring privacy, dignity, and comfort at all times.

- Move and deliver equipment, clinical supplies, specimens, and documentation as required.

- Ensure adequate stock levels are maintained and replenish consumables throughout the unit.

- Maintain high standards of cleanliness in clinical and non-clinical areas in accordance with infection prevention and control procedures.

- Dispose of waste safely and appropriately, including clinical waste, in line with Trust policies.

- Support the decontamination and storage processes for endoscopy equipment as directed.

- Carry out routine checks of equipment and report any faults or concerns to the appropriate person.

- Assist the multidisciplinary team in maintaining a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.

- Comply with all Trust policies, including health and safety, infection prevention, manual handling, safeguarding, and confidentiality requirements.

- Undertake any other duties appropriate to the role, supporting the operational needs of the Endoscopy service.

**Benefits**

- Competitive salary of £31,066 per annum

- Agenda for Change pay scheme

- Band 2 position

- Permanent, full-time contract

**Person Specification**

- Essential skills:

+ Willingness to listen and act on instruction from others   + Ability to communicate clearly in both written and spoken English   + Basic computer literacy skills: ability to use email, Internet and create documents   + Able to work autonomously and in conjunction with Unit Manager/Senior Staff Nurses

- Desirable skills:

+ Computer skills certificate

- Essential experience:

+ Able to work in a team   + Demonstrates problem-solving quality

- Desirable experience:

+ Previous experience in healthcare setting   + Previous portering or housekeeping experience

- Essential qualifications:

+ GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths   + NVQ Level 2 in Customer Service or equivalent

- Desirable qualifications:

+ NVQ Level 1 in Housekeeping

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## Skills

### Required
- communication
- computer literacy
- teamwork
- problem-solving

### Nice to have
- computer skills certificate
- previous healthcare experience
- previous portering or housekeeping experience

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