Porter / Waste Porter

Job overview

**PLEASE NOTE: This role is not eligible for current or future visa sponsorship**

Porter / Waste Porter

• hours per week (Shift Pattern below)

Permanent

Salary: £25,272 per annum

Closing Date: Thursday 24th September 2026

Interview Date: TBC

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

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Shift Pattern - (2 x 7am - 7pm, 2 x 7pm - 7am - 4 off repeated)

Main duties of the job

• To provide a portering service to all wards & departments. To escort and convey patients by wheelchair, bed or trolley.
• To distribute food trolleys and boxes – and food items.
• To transfer various specimens or bloods to the pathology department and other wards and departments.
• To collect prescriptions and drug books from wards and departments and deliver them to the Pharmacy department.
• To move & change medical gas cylinders as requested.
• To attend fire calls.
• To assist at cardiac arrests.
• To transport records, X-rays, furniture, equipment and materials.
• To undertake mortuary duties as required - viewings, BID’s.
• To report any suspicious incidents and assist, where necessary.
• When required, assist with low level security requests.
• To cover staff in the post room - sorting incoming and outgoing Mail - distribute to all wards and departments.
• To collect general clinical, waste - cytotoxic refuse and sharp boxes from all areas on site, if required.
• Attends mandatory training courses.
• Ensure that when a deceased patient is transported from the ward they are treated with due dignity and respect.
• Operate a communication device to keep in touch with other staff in the department.
• Attendance at all sessions is mandatory, these include moving & handling, resuscitation, infection control, clinical governance, fire training and Dealing with Conflict training. Training in safe handling of medical gases.
• Training in safe handling of all medical gases/ safe handling of liquid nitrogen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide a portering service to all wards & departments.
• To escort and convey patients by wheelchair, bed or trolley.
• To distribute food trolleys, boxes and food items
• To transfer various specimens or bloods to the pathology department and other wards and departments.
• To collect prescriptions and drug books from wards and departments and deliver them to the Pharmacy department.
• To distribute and change medical gas cylinders as requested.
• To attend fire calls.
• To assist at cardiac arrests.
• To transport records, X-rays, furniture, equipment and materials.
• To undertake mortuary duties as required - viewings, BID’s.
• To report any suspicious incidents and assist where necessary.
• When required, assist with low level security requests.
• When required, assist with car parking duties.
• To cover staff in the post room - sorting incoming and outgoing Mail - distribute to all wards and departments.
• To collect general clinical, waste - cytotoxic refuse and sharp boxes from all areas on site if required.
• Attends mandatory training courses.
• Ensure that when a deceased patient is transported from the ward they are treated with due dignity and respect.
• Operate a communication device to keep in touch with other staff in the department.
• Booking taxis when needed & keeping clear records of requests for taxis especially the full name of the person who has authorised it.
• Attendance at all sessions is mandatory, these include: moving & handling, resuscitation, infection control, clinical governance, fire training and dealing with Conflict training. Training in safe handling of medical gases, Training in safe handling of all medical gases/ safe handling of liquid nitrogen.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.