
MatthewDawson
Porter
Keeping a hospital moving, safely and kindly
Hospital porter with five years moving patients, equipment and supplies around a busy NHS hospital in Leeds. The dependable presence that keeps a hospital flowing — safely transferring patients between wards, theatres and departments, moving equipment and samples, and doing it all with care for often frightened or unwell people. Recognised by staff and patients for calm, reassuring patient transfers. Handles patient moves, wheelchairs and beds, deliveries, waste and urgent specimen runs, follows manual-handling and infection-control procedures, and responds quickly to urgent calls. Strong on both the physical, practical side and the kindness patients remember. Reliable, fit and genuinely good with people on a hard day. Looking for a porter, healthcare-assistant-support or facilities role in a hospital or care setting that values dependable, caring staff.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - Leeds, UK
Hospital Porter April 2018 to Present 8 years & 4 months
Recognised by the staff and the patients for the calm, reassuring patient transfers under real pressure.
Move all the equipment, the beds, wheelchairs, deliveries and the waste across the whole site.
Run all the urgent specimens and the samples quickly between the departments and the labs.
Follow all the manual-handling and the infection-control procedures very carefully on each and every task.
Respond quickly to all the urgent calls while staying genuinely kind with the unwell patients.
Yorkshire Healthcare Services - Leeds, UK
Facilities Assistant / Porter August 2016 to March 2018 1 year & 8 months
Learned the safe manual handling and the hospital procedures on the job.
Built up the reliability and good rapport with the clinical staff there.
Gained the NHS certification and then moved into a hospital-porter role.
Yorkshire Healthcare Services - Leeds, UK
Warehouse / Delivery Assistant June 2014 to July 2016 2 years & 2 months
Learned safe lifting, handling and reliable shift work on the job.
Built up the fitness and the dependability that hospital portering really needs.
Then earned the move into a full facilities-and-portering role from there.
Manual Handling & Infection Control
NHS Training (March 2018 to Present)
Patient Moving & Handling
NHS (April 2019 to Present)
Recognised for patient care
Keeps the hospital flowing
Leeds Community School
GCSEs (September 2008 to June 2013)
NHS Training
Manual Handling & Infection Control Certificate (January 2018 to March 2018)
- Patient Transfer
- Manual Handling
- Infection Control
- Equipment Moving
- Specimen Runs
- Wheelchair & Bed Handling
- Deliveries & Waste
- Urgent Response
- Health & Safety
- Patient Care
Margaret Doyle, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Ward Sister Reference
- Phone:+44 113 555 0123
- Email:[email protected]
Kevin Ross, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Portering Supervisor Reference
- Phone:+44 113 555 0456
- Email:[email protected]