Endoscopy porter

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in London is seeking a dedicated endoscopy porter to join their team. The role involves supporting various procedures, maintaining equipment, and ensuring patient safety. Ideal candidates should have good communication skills and a minimum GCSE grade C in English/Maths. Full training will be provided. Shift patterns may include evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in previous employment for portering post.
• Awareness and understanding of work processes and procedures.
• Computer literate.
• Previous experience working in a customer care environment.

Responsibilities

• Carry out portering duties within the endoscopy department.
• Prioritise own and others workload.
• Transport patients safely between wards/endoscopy.
• Collect/deliver scopes, specimens, and pharmacy as required.
• Ensure patient dignity is protected at all times.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Ability to work in a team

Ability to prioritise workload

Education

GCSE minimum grade C in English/Mathematics

Job description

Overview

We are looking to recruit an endoscopy porter to join our dynamic and skilled team working in endoscopy. It is desirable that applicants have previous acute hospital setting portering experience, however full training will be given if necessary. We are looking for a good team player, who has a willingness to learn and develop new skills. Our endoscopy unit consists of 4 rooms. The procedures carried out are varied and include Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy, Flexible Sigmoidoscopy, PEG insertion, Endoscopic stenting and Bronchoscopy for outpatients and inpatients (when required). The unit also provides recovery facilities. The successful candidate will be required to work 4 to 5 days a week which could include evenings and weekends. Informal visits are welcomed.

Main duties

• To provide a full range of portering duties as required by the Endoscopy Department in line with all portering procedures and practices. All the duties will be managed through the Endoscopy Manager.
• Responsible for equipment used in the department: - Trolleys; - Inpatient beds; - Scopes transportation; - Bleeps and radios. No maintenance of equipment is involved.

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Details

Date posted: 26 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 2

Salary: £30,074 a year Per Annum including HCAS

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 4 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 220-WHT-3417

Job locations: Whittington Health NHS Trust, London, N19 5NF

Job responsibilities

• To carry out the full range of portering duties within the endoscopy department;
• Prioritise own and others workload;
• Responsible for safe transportation of patient between wards/ endoscopy;
• Responsible for safe collection/delivery of scopes, specimens and pharmacy as required and according to the Trust policies;
• Move items of furniture/equipment within the hospital on an ad hoc basis to allow a safe environment;
• Movement of full or empty gas cylinders, including CO2 between endoscopic rooms and storage areas and change full for empty cylinders when required;
• Ensure linen and clinical and confidential waste are disposed of as per local policy;
• Ensure patient dignity is protected at all times;
• In case of emergency, responsibility for collection and transfer of blood and blood products in accordance with Trust policy;
• Moving and handling of patients including safe transfer and positioning training will be provided;
• Maintain effective communication links through the correct use of bleep and telephone systems using correct terminology and politeness;
• When carrying bleeps respond as soon as possible to requests;
• Maintain a high standard of personal appearance and hygiene at all times;
• Undertake relevant training as required (initial and ongoing), including annual appraisal with a personal development plan. Training of new staff in the department when required;
• Observe all departmental policies/procedures and safe-working practices at all times;
• Responsible for cleaning/checking of wheelchairs/trolleys as necessary.

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential): GCSE minimum grade C in English/Mathematics

Skills (Essential)

• Communication skills for all levels of understanding.
• Organisational skills obtained through previous relevant employment.
• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Ability to work alone on own initiative and within a team.

Experience (Essential)

• Relevant experience in previous employment for portering post.
• Awareness and understanding of work processes and procedures.
• Computer Literate.
• Previous experience working in a Customer Care environment.

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 CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address: Whittington Health NHS Trust, London, N19 5NF

Employer's website: https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/