Porter

Role Overview

We are seeking dedicated, dependable, and adaptable individuals to join our Facilities Team as Porters. This role involves a variety of duties supporting the hospital's functioning and is essential to delivering patient care. The position operates around the clock, every day of the year, requiring flexibility in working hours including nights, weekends, and bank holidays.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform a wide range of portering tasks within a 24/7 service framework.
• Provide frontline support in a patient-facing role, ensuring safe and efficient patient transfers.
• Handle the movement and delivery of equipment, furniture, linen, medical records, drugs, and mail.
• Work as part of a team with strong communication and customer service skills.
• Comply with shift patterns on a 13-week rotating roster covering early, late, night, weekend, and bank holiday shifts.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Must hold a full UK manual driving licence capable of operating vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes.
• Ability to show initiative, awareness, and excellent customer service aptitude.
• Flexibility to work varied shifts including nights and weekends.
• Training will be provided to equip successful candidates with relevant skills.

Additional Information

Enhancements in pay are available for late shifts, weekends, nights, and bank holidays. The role is integral to a large hospital trust delivering exceptional care to thousands of patients daily. We offer professional development opportunities, ongoing support from recruitment to employment, and various staff benefits including an employee assistance program, discounted gym memberships, onsite fitness classes, and vehicle schemes.

Key statistics related to the hospital's operations include:

• An average of 4810 outpatient appointments daily.
• The 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatient department nationally, with approximately 2077 weekly appointments.
• 1115 daily patient visits across the emergency departments.
• Daily admission of approximately 195 emergency patients.
• Nearly 33,700 planned surgical procedures performed annually across 57 operating theatres.
• One of only 7 Trusts in the nation with more than 50 operating theatres.
• More than 140 elective procedures conducted each working day.
• The trust actively engages in clinical research and trials, offering opportunities to all staff.

Contact and Application Details

For further inquiries or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Dave Gallagher, Facilities Manager, at 01283 511511 or email dave.gallagher@nhs.net.

Application deadline: 27th August 2026. Interview date: 10th September 2026.