General Porter | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the South West is seeking General Porters to join their team at Bristol Royal Infirmary. This role involves providing essential portering services, including transferring patients and delivering vital goods. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a busy hospital environment. Opportunities for training and development are provided, along with competitive pay and access to the NHS pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Access to NHS pension scheme

Paid annual leave, maternity and sick pay

Training and development opportunities

Industry leading discount schemes

Qualifications

• Positive and supportive interaction with patients and staff.
• Ability to handle various hospital duties.
• Team-oriented and communicative.

Responsibilities

• Provide portering and messenger service within the hospital.
• Collect and deliver goods including medical items and mail.
• Respond to emergency bleeps and maintain confidentiality.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work as part of a team

Pleasant and friendly personality

Ability to use your own initiative

Job description

Overview

Are you innovative and forward thinking? Are you looking to join a collaborative team that helps keep our hospitals running smoothly? Are you interested in a hands on job?

Join the team at the largest University Hospital in the South West, where our people and patients are at the heart of everything. We are currently recruiting General Porters to work within the team at Bristol Royal Infirmary to provide a comprehensive portering service of a high standard. This is a great opportunity to work in our patient friendly hospital.

Position and Shifts

The shifts that we are recruiting to are on a rolling pattern, these will be Monday to Sunday. We are looking for people to work either:

• All shift patterns, including nights - 37.5 hours per week

Some of these shifts will carry unsocial enhancements.

Responsibilities

• Providing a portering and messenger service including the transfer of patients and visitors between wards and departments
• Collecting and delivering a range of goods including drugs, bloods, furniture, case notes, specimens, x-rays and medical gas cylinders
• Collecting and delivering mail
• Loading and unloading hospital deliveries
• Transferring furniture and other portable equipment and machinery
• Maintaining confidentiality and attending trust training
• Responding to emergency bleeps including cardiac arrest, fire, and major trauma
• Movement of waste (clinical & non-clinical) across the hospital to waste compound

Qualifications and Personal Attributes

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Pleasant and friendly personality
• Ability to use your own initiative
• Understanding of the need to deal with patients, parents and staff in a helpful and supportive manner

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Access to the NHS pension scheme
• Paid annual leave, maternity and sick pay (subject to qualifying criteria)
• Training and development opportunities including apprenticeships
• Industry leading discount schemes at local and national outlets, including insurance, holidays and shopping

Please note - the advert normally closes early due to a high volume of applications.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston; join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds, with city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer, actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025.