Non Patient Movement Porter

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

Job summary

A local health trust in Wakefield is seeking a Non Patient Movement Porter to join their team. This full-time role involves delivering essential items between various hospital departments, supporting waste management, and providing a supportive environment for both staff and patients. Ideal candidates will be dependable and sensitive to the needs of service users.

Benefits

NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health and wellbeing services

Childcare vouchers

Car lease schemes

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and dependable individual required for basic portering tasks.
• Responsive to the requirements of the service and sensitive to patients' needs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver essential items between wards and departments.
• Collect refuse, clinical waste, and assist in pest control.
• Undertake deliveries of blood and pharmacy items.
• Provide a messenger service between wards and departments.

Job description

Job summary

* Please note that this role is not on the Home Office list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.* ** Please note that previous applicants need not apply ** The Ancillary team at Pinderfields Hospital provides portering and linen services at our acute hospital site in Wakefield. To support and maintain the high standards that the service delivers we are looking for an enthusiastic and dependable Non Patient Movement Porter to join the Trust and become part of our busy team. This is a full time position as follows - There is 1 full time position as follows - 37.5 hours per week, working various shifts within a 24 hour period. This can be discussed at the interview. ** Please note this advert may be closed earlier than the advertised closing date **

Main duties of the job

Working as part of the operational portering team delivering essential items between wards and departments. The post holder will ensure that documents and items are delivered to and collected from wards and departments in a timely and efficient manner. The successful applicant will undertake a number of other basic portering tasks and undertaking other basic portering duties. The post holder will be responsive to the requirements of the service, sensitive to patients needs and courteous and caring to all service users. The duties allocated to the Non Patient Movement Porter may be routine planned tasks or require an immediate response to meet the demands of the Trust

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, car lease and home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Details Date posted

01 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

000534

Job locations

Pinderfields Hospital

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Job description Job responsibilities

• Undertake the collection of refuse, cardboard, clinical waste etc. within the Trust’s outer buildings and segregation of the same for disposal and transfer to respective areas.
• Responsible for reporting incidents requiring pest control and supporting and assisting the cleaning and maintenance tasks involved with pest control.
• Undertakes the delivery/collection of, blood, products specimens, and pharmacy deliveries and patients note as scheduled and directed. Support Major Haemorrhage incidents.
• Assist the medical records porter in the delivery, collection, and sorting of packages throughout the hospital.
• Respond to calls from the Radio Systems within the Link Desk to ensure tasks requirements are met.
• Understand, apply or provide support in emergency procedures including major alerts and fire procedures.
• Required to undertake requests as required including the movement and storage of furniture, office equipment, within Trust Outer areas and ward equipment including beds, heavy items as required within the hospital
• Provide a messenger service between wards and departments.
• Ensure common areas are kept clean and tidy.
• Responsible for the distribution of non-stock items / goods to wards / departments, ensuring that a signature is obtained on delivery on an ad-hoc.
• Participate in the provision of an out of hours gritting in entrances, when necessary, within Trust outer buildings.
• Understand of the operation of the department to assist in its smooth running and enable them to prioritise workload.

Job description Job responsibilities

• Undertake the collection of refuse, cardboard, clinical waste etc. within the Trust’s outer buildings and segregation of the same for disposal and transfer to respective areas.
• Responsible for reporting incidents requiring pest control and supporting and assisting the cleaning and maintenance tasks involved with pest control.
• Undertakes the delivery/collection of, blood, products specimens, and pharmacy deliveries and patients note as scheduled and directed. Support Major Haemorrhage incidents.
• Assist the medical records porter in the delivery, collection, and sorting of packages throughout the hospital.
• Respond to calls from the Radio Systems within the Link Desk to ensure tasks requirements are met.
• Understand, apply or provide support in emergency procedures including major alerts and fire procedures.
• Required to undertake requests as required including the movement and storage of furniture, office equipment, within Trust Outer areas and ward equipment including beds, heavy items as required within the hospital
• Provide a messenger service between wards and departments.
• Ensure common areas are kept clean and tidy.
• Responsible for the distribution of non-stock items / goods to wards / departments, ensuring that a signature is obtained on delivery on an ad-hoc.
• Participate in the provision of an out of hours gritting in entrances, when necessary, within Trust outer buildings.
• Understand of the operation of the department to assist in its smooth running and enable them to prioritise workload.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

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Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application)

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 details Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Pinderfields Hospital

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Employer's website

https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Pinderfields Hospital

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Employer's website

https://www.midyorks.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)