Bank - Porter

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading hospital trust in Liverpool is seeking a Porter to support the smooth operation of patient transportation and care delivery. This role offers flexible working patterns and requires excellent communication skills, customer service, and the ability to handle emergencies calmly. Successful candidates will join a dedicated team within a dynamic healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in Manual Handling is essential.
• Understanding of health and safety issues is required.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients to wards and departments, including emergency patients.
• Collect clinical waste and deliver meal trolleys to and from wards.
• Assist with removal of bodies from wards.

Skills

Good verbal and written communication skills

Good Customer Service Skills

Ability to work within a team

Ability to use tact and diplomacy

Basic computer skills

Job description

Job summary

The role of a Porter is instrumental to the smooth running of the Hospital, you will move patients, deliver patient meals and manage safe movement of other medical equipment. Porters should have the ability to work quickly and calmly in emergencies, have good interpersonal skills with the ability to listen and empathise, be patient and tolerant, a good physical fitness and have the ability follow instructions and work to tight time constraints.

Main duties of the job

• You will be responsible for supporting service improvements and encouraging the delivery of high productivity; supported by excellent customer care.

  You will be able to work on your own initiative and under direction, whilst maintaining confidentiality and discretion at all times. The ability to prioritise your own workload and multi-task, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.

  In this role you will be required to provide a customer focused Porter service.

  Successful applicants must have:

  • • Good verbal and written communication skills.
    • Good Customer Service Skills.
    • Understanding for health and safety issues.
    • Ability to work within a team and on your own.
    • Ability to use tact and diplomacy in all situations.
    • Able to react flexibly in changing circumstances.
    • Basic computer skills.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

Follow us on Social Media:

Facebook - Liverpool University Hospitals Careers

Instagram - @LUHFTcareers

Twitter - @LUHFTcareers

Details Date posted

05 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Flexible working

Reference number

287-BANK-50-25

Job locations

Liverpool University Hospitals - All Sites

Lower Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL

Job description Job responsibilities

• Transport of patients to wards and departments including emergency bed and stretcher patients.
• Take specimens to laboratories.
• Take medical gases to and from wards to change flo meters.
• Collect soiled linen and rubbish from wards and departments.
• Collect clinical waste from wards and departments.
• Deliver meal trolleys to and from wards.
• Removal of bodies from wards and departments, putting bodies of view for relatives and assisting shift manager on BDIs and DOAs.
• Delivery of equipment to wards and departments.
• Attending fire response at the request of line manager.
• Delivery of drugs from wards and departments including controlled drugs.
• Post-room duties.
• Any other designated duties as and when required by the portering management.

Job description Job responsibilities

• Transport of patients to wards and departments including emergency bed and stretcher patients.
• Take specimens to laboratories.
• Take medical gases to and from wards to change flo meters.
• Collect soiled linen and rubbish from wards and departments.
• Collect clinical waste from wards and departments.
• Deliver meal trolleys to and from wards.
• Removal of bodies from wards and departments, putting bodies of view for relatives and assisting shift manager on BDIs and DOAs.
• Delivery of equipment to wards and departments.
• Attending fire response at the request of line manager.
• Delivery of drugs from wards and departments including controlled drugs.
• Post-room duties.
• Any other designated duties as and when required by the portering management.

Person Specification Knowledge Essential

• Good written and verbal skills
• Experience in Manual Handling

Desirable

• Previous Experience & Qualifications

Person Specification Knowledge Essential

• Good written and verbal skills
• Experience in Manual Handling

Desirable

• Previous Experience & Qualifications

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Liverpool University Hospitals - All Sites

Lower Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL

Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Liverpool University Hospitals - All Sites

Lower Lane

Liverpool

L9 7AL

Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)