(*) General Porter

VerseOne Group; Basildon; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Basildon is seeking a General Porter to join our Portering team at Basildon Hospital. The role focuses on providing a high-quality, timely portering service across the site, handling patients, specimens and equipment with respect and dignity.

The position involves emergency responses, adherence to Trust procedures, and maintaining transport equipment while supporting colleagues and departments.

Qualifications

• Good level of general education.
• Customer care training/awareness.

Responsibilities

• Provide an efficient portering service meeting the work schedules and ad hoc response times, including emergency responses.
• Transport patients, specimens, goods, blood products, medical gases and equipment around the site.
• Move deceased patients to the Mortuary and prepare them for viewing out of hours as required.
• Keep transport equipment clean and report defects promptly to ensure quick rectification.

Skills

Customer care training

Education

Good general education

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

(**) General Porter

The closing date is 20 October 2026

Are you a people person? Do you like to be on the move when working rather than being behind a desk?

Then we invite you to apply for the role of general porter and learn more about our friendly Portering team here at Basildon Hospital!

As a Porter, your role will be to provide an efficient high quality portering service, which meets the work schedules and required ad hoc response times including emergency responses.

This role includes the transportation of patients, specimens, goods, blood products, medical gases, and equipment around the site.

No VISA sponsorship available for this role

Main duties of the job

To undertake all urgent adhoc and scheduled tasks using the correct equipment within the required response times and in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

To respond to emergency calls e.g. cardiac arrest, fire, lift release etc in accordance with Trust procedures.

To undertake all portering tasks, as requested by the supervisors, and managers.

To ensure the transportation equipment is kept clean and in working order, and to report any defects to the Supervisor / Manager to be rectified as quickly as possible.

To transport patients as per Departmental and Trust procedures, with due regard to their dignity and respect.

To move deceased patients to the Mortuary from wards and to prepare deceased patients for viewing out of hours as and when required.

To undertake duties in a courteous, sympathetic manner with due regard to privacy, dignity and confidentiality at all times.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting General Porter role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Qualifications

• Good level of general education
• Customer care training/awareness

Experience

• Experience of working with general public
• Previous NHS experience

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

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£25,272 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)