General Porter

NHS; Harlow; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local healthcare provider in Harlow is looking for a General Porter to join their team. The role involves providing efficient portering services, including the collection and delivery of medical items and the movement of patients. Candidates should possess a full UK driving licence and demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with staff and patients. This position offers a competitive salary of £24,465 per annum plus a 5% high cost area supplement.

Qualifications

• Experience working with the general public.
• Ability to use computerised systems.
• Knowledge of hospital environment.
• Experience in patient and equipment movement.

Responsibilities

• Provide an efficient, effective and flexible portering service.
• Communicate with patients, visitors, and staff.
• Collect and deliver medical and non-medical items.
• Drive vehicles for the movement of goods and patients.

Skills

Flexible approach to working pattern

Able to communicate with all levels of staff

Ability to prioritise own workload

Must have a full UK driving licence

Education

Basic literacy and numeracy

Job description

General Porter

The closing date is 10 October 2025

We are looking for efficient and effective Porters who are self-motivated and professional in manner at all times.

You will need to have a courteous and helpful approach to patients, visitors and staff and have a sensible and safe conscious approach to work.

You will be driving our site vehicles around the premises to deliver various goods; therefore a full UK driving licence is Preferred.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for people to join our team of porters at Princess Alexandra Hospital. In this role you will be expected to provide an efficient, effective and flexible portering service to all our customers. Communication and face to face contact with patients, visitors and all staff, wearing of smart uniform for patient facing duties, working inside and outside the building.

Tasks will include the collection and delivery of all medical and non-medical items as and when required by the Trust. This will include the movement of patients, goods, stores, linen, food, pharmacy items, medical record notes and boxes, waste and the driving of vehicles; therefore a driving licence is essential.

Logistical role involves the movement of all goods and waste inside and outside the building.

The role involves being flexible and working shift patterns covering a 24-hour period over 7 days a week.

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for full vacancy details; this is available to download at any time.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Basic literacy and numeracy

Experience

• Working with the general public.
• Ability to use computerised systems
• Knowledge of hospital environment
• Experience in patient and equipment movement.

Skills

• Flexible approach to working pattern
• Able to communicate with all levels of staff.
• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Must have a full UK driving licence

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

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

£24,465 a year per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement