Patient Movement Porter

NHS; Dewsbury; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a dedicated Patient Movement Porter in Dewsbury to safely transfer patients and assist with essential deliveries. Ideal candidates are enthusiastic and reliable, with a commitment to excellent patient service. This full-time position requires working 37.5 hours per week, contributing significantly to patient care and satisfaction in a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic, reliable, and passionate about helping others.
• Strong work ethic and commitment to excellent patient service.

Responsibilities

• Safely and efficiently transferring patients throughout the hospital.
• Assisting with timely collection and delivery of specimens.
• Ensuring patient experiences are handled with dignity and respect.

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. ** **PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY**

Are you enthusiastic, reliable and passionate about helping others? We are looking for dedicated and hardworking individuals to join our Portering Team as a Patient Movement Porter at Dewsbury and District Hospital Hub.

In this front‑of‑house role, you’ll play a vital part in supporting patient care by:

• Safely and efficiently transferring patients throughout the hospital
• Assisting with the timely collection and delivery of specimens and essential equipment
• Ensuring every patient’s experience is handled with dignity, care and respect

You’ll be part of a dynamic team at the heart of hospital operations, making a real difference every day.

If you’re a team player with a strong work ethic and a commitment to excellent patient service, we’d love to hear from you!

We have one full‑time position working 37.5 hours per week as follows:

• 5 days over 7 during a 24‑hour period

* Please note this advert may close earlier than the advertised closing date *

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of the Operational Portering Team to provide patient movement and patient‑facing services and to assist in the movement of both clinical and household waste for the Trust.

Under the direction of the supervisor, the post holder will deliver an efficient, effective and quality front‑of‑house portering service that supports departments and other buildings. The post holder will be courteous and caring towards patients and all service users.

Job responsibilities

• The conveyance or movement of patients by wheelchair, trolley or bed.
• Movement of deceased patients to the mortuary.
• Changing of medical gas cylinders as required.
• Escorting of patients and visitors.
• Collection and disposal of refuse, including clinical waste generated by the retained estate.
• Rotate through all portering duties and departments as required to meet service‑delivery requirements.
• Respond to requests within minimum time to enable the department to meet its Service Level Agreements with other Trust departments.
• Respond to crash and fire calls and hold the bleep as requested by supervisors or team leaders.
• An experienced post holder may, on occasion, be requested to have a supernumerary member of staff working alongside them to assist in their induction to the department.
• Understand the operation of the department to assist in its smooth running and enable prioritisation of workload.
• Ensure that all equipment is safe and clean at all times for patient use, including sanitising wipes on wheelchairs and mortuary trolleys between each patient use.
• May be required to work as a link operator to cover the service at times of staff shortage.

Person Specification

Qualifications

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

Dewsbury District Hospital

Dewsbury

West Yorkshire

WF13 4HS

Employer's website

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