# Band 2 Patient Porter > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-2-patient-porter/0e9fb015-c21b-469d-8051-ceba55d26fbb - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-2-patient-porter/0e9fb015-c21b-469d-8051-ceba55d26fbb.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Solihull Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Porter - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25272.00 to £25272.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time, Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-10-12T22:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-05T06:28:03.445Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C0020-26-1515 - **Application URL:** https://uhb.tal.net/vx/candidate/apply/16050?instant=apply - **Employer website:** https://www.uhb.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Patient Porter to join the Portering department at Solihull Hospital. The successful candidate will be instrumental in delivering the best service and care to our service users and clinical colleagues, the ideal candidate will need to be hardworking, dynamic and passionate about succeeding as part of a team. The post holder will be an integral part of the service provision that the Portering Department provides to the Trust and Solihull Hospital, and will be vital in supporting the demand of patient flow, servicing all areas within the hospital. We are looking for new members of the team who feel they are compassionate and respectful, and enthusiastic in delivering the best possible care to our patients. The post holder will need to be flexible, as this role includes working a rotating shift pattern covering early, late, night and weekend shifts ### Main duties of the job All Patient Porters will be responsible for the safe movement of patients, using wheelchairs, beds and trollies. They will be integral in supporting the clinical teams with all requirments within the JD. Porters are responsible for the movement and safe transportation of waste, incvluding clinical waste around the site. Porters are responsible for collecting blood products, moving patient samples and attending medical emergancies. ### About us University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role. ### Details - Date posted: 05 October 2026 - Pay scheme: Agenda for change - Band: Band 2 - Salary: £25,272 to £25,272 a year - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working - Reference number: 304-9019720 - Job locations: Solihull Hospital, Lode Ln, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 2JL, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities *Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - *Able to work as a team member (E) - *Dealing with the public and ability to work under pressure (E) **Desirable** - *Organisational skills, sorting post (D) ### Qualifications **Essential** - *Basic level of education in literacy and numeracy (E) ### Additional Criteria **Essential** - *Physically able to undertake all duties and comply with all relevant Trust policies (E) - *Flexible and reliable for the needs of the service (E) - *Willingness to suggest, assist and implement any changes to improve our standard of care (E) - *Must hold a UK driving licence up to a maximum of 6 points due to Commercial Vehicle Insurance (Applicable Porter Driver posts only) (E) - *Able to work with minimum supervision and to work within established guidelines (E) **Desirable** - *Minimum 2 years driving experience (D) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.