Band 2 Hospital Porter

NHS; Sutton Coldfield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Band 2 Hospital Porter to support clinical teams by transporting patients and equipment. The role requires teamwork, strong organisational skills, and flexibility to meet service needs. Applicants must have a basic education level and a UK driving license for applicable positions. This position offers varied shifts, including nights and bank holidays.

Qualifications

• Able to work as a team member.
• Dealing with the public and ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Move patients by wheelchair or bed around the hospital site.
• Maintain a level of portering service throughout the Trust.

Skills

Teamwork

Organisational skills

Public interaction

Flexibility

Education

Basic level of education in literacy and numeracy

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 2 Hospital Porter

The closing date is 18 May 2025

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. Vacancies are days and nights including bank holidays.

Main duties of the job

1.Work in a safe, courteous and confidential manner whilst following Trust Policy and associated Standard Operating Procedures relating to the task being carried out.

2.Be in designated place of work from agreed shift start 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

3.Move patients by wheelchair or bed or stretcher around the hospital site from various wards and departments and can involve some distance including, where directed, using the internal ambulance.

4.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.

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.

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

• *Basic level of education in literacy and numeracy (E)

Experience

• *Able to work as a team member (E)
• *Dealing with the public and ability to work under pressure (E)
• *Organisational skills, sorting post (D)

Additional Criteria

• *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)
• *Minimum 2 years driving experience (D)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust