# 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/d16024e7-4051-4bd1-aeb8-8518c7fe407c - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-2-patient-porter/d16024e7-4051-4bd1-aeb8-8518c7fe407c.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Birmingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 to £25,272 a year - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time, Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-07-26T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-22T16:07:45.880Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C0020-26-1098?employerCode=C0020 - **Application URL:** https://uhb.tal.net/vx/candidate/apply/15450?instant=apply - **Employer website:** https://www.uhb.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary Hospital porters provide a varied and supportive role to clinical and non-clinical teams. This includes the movement of patients on beds, trolleys and wheelchairs. It also involves the movement of equipment, medication, medical gases, post, patient notes, patient meals, consumables, waste, samples and test results from one place to another; enabling care and services to continue. Applicants must be able to work a rotational shift pattern ### Main duties of the job Work in a safe, courteous and confidential manner whilst following Trust Policy and associated Standard Operating Procedures relating to the task being carried out. Be in designated place of work from agreed shift time to agreed shift end time. To maintain a level of Portering service throughout the Trust and/or your designated work area by following a planned schedule of work as well as making flexible alterations when required. Wear supplied uniform in accordance with the Trust Policy and Procedure and comply with Infection Control Policy. Respond to tasks allocated by Portering supervisors or Helpdesk Controller either verbally or via communication devices. Assist patients into wheelchairs and onto bed ensuring their comfort in readiness for transport to a designated area. Move patients by wheelchair or bed or stretcher around the hospital site from various wards and departments or the helipad and can involve some distance including, where directed, suing the internal ambulance. Assist patients requiring support on discharge from nursing unit or treatment area to the hospital exit points. Ensure patient safety during transport by keeping regularly used equipment such as wheelchairs and trolleys clean; reporting improperly working equipment to supervisor for repair and storing in readily accessible area. Transfer deceased patients from wards and departments to the mortuary and complete associated portering mortuary duties. Assist out-of-hours viewing with nursing staff as required. ### 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: 22 July 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: 304-1102911 - Job locations: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - * Able to work as a team member. - * Deal with the public and able to work under pressure. - * Full Driving Licence. **Desirable** - * Organisational skills (sorting post) - * Previous experience within a Healthcare environment - * Health and Safety ### Qualifications **Essential** - * Basic level of education in literacy and numeracy ## Documents - [JD PS - Band 2 Porter .pdf (PDF, 470 KB)](document:3000167) ## 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.