# Theatre/Hospital Porter

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/theatrehospital-porter/48d7258b-c001-4170-a205-397cbd84957c
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/theatrehospital-porter/48d7258b-c001-4170-a205-397cbd84957c.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Location:** Eastbourne District General Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Porter
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-17T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03T08:32:33.698Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Sussex/St_Leonards_on_Sea/East_Sussex_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/SPH/SPH-v8203860
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8203860?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.esht.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

A vacancy has arisen due to retirement for the position of Theatre/hospital porter at Sussex Premier Health Hospital, the private division of East Sussex Healthcare Trust.

The position will be based in theatre but the role will also include assisting on the ward and in the radiology, outpatients and admin departments in the hospital.

### Main duties of the job

Transporting patients to and from theatre.

Collecting equipment and instrumentation for the theatre department.

Assisting theatre staff in the theatre department with moving equipment and instrumentation and patients at times on and off of the operating table.

Assisting theatre staff in the cleaning of the theatre department.

Collecting pharmacy, taking pathology specimens and collecting anything required from the main hospital for the rest of the hospital.

Assisting the ward with the discharge of patients in taking them safely out of the hospital to their transport if required.

Escorting patients to and from the main hospital for investigations.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- The ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team

**Desirable**

- The ability to demonstrate care and compassion to/for patients and carers

### Experience

**Essential**

- Previous experience of patient & equipment handling

**Desirable**

- Previous experience of working with people (customer service)

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Good standard of General Education including Maths and English

## Documents

- [jhf (pdf, 872.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10584886)
- [porter job description (pdf, 200.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10510182)
- [guidance for applicants - afc (pdf, 152.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=672)

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