General Porters

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A large acute healthcare provider in Bristol is seeking a Portering staff member to manage the transfer of patients, deliver goods, and respond to emergencies. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, a pleasant demeanor, and the ability to work as part of a team. The role includes various shift patterns, including nights, and offers competitive pay, access to the NHS pension scheme, and other workplace benefits. Applicants must be fluent in English and comply with immigration requirements.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Access to the NHS pension scheme

Paid annual leave, maternity and sick pay

Training and development opportunities

Industry-leading discount schemes

Qualifications

• Must have excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Pleasant and friendly personality is essential.
• Must be able to use initiative effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide portering and messenger services within the hospital.
• Transfer patients and visitors between wards and departments.
• Deliver goods including medications and equipment.
• Respond to emergency situations as they arise.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work as part of a team

Pleasant and friendly personality

Ability to use your own initiative

Job description

About the Trust

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 – you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; 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. Click on this link to find out about our values https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/p/about-us/our-trust-values.

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, the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Qualifications

• 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.

Shift Patterns & Working Hours

• All shift patterns, including nights – 37.5 hours per week.
• Some of these shifts will carry unsocial enhancements.

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.

Equality & Diversity

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under‑represented within the Trust. 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 to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Eligibility & Compliance

To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at interview. If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points‑based system. The Trust uses electronic new‑starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR system. By applying for this post, you are agreeing to University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Please be aware of scams – unless specified above, we will only communicate with you via @recruit.trac.jobs or nhs.net e‑mails and we will never ask you for any payments.

Application Notice

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