Porter

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

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a Porter, where you will be crucial in ensuring the smooth operation of hospital services. You will be responsible for the safe movement of patients and goods while contributing to a supportive environment focused on excellent patient care. This role is pivotal in delivering quality services 24 hours a day, requiring teamwork and commitment.

Qualifications

• Customer care focused with experience in a busy environment.
• Good numeracy and literacy skills.
• Physically fit to perform porter duties.

Responsibilities

• Safe movement of patients, goods and equipment.
• Attending crash calls during emergencies.
• Deputise for Shift Leads as needed.

Skills

Customer care focus

Conflict resolution

Physical fitness

Education

Good standard of education including Numeracy and literacy skills

Job description

Job summary

Porters play a crucial part in keeping the hospital working by moving patients, goods and equipment between departments to where they are needed.Hospital Porters are also involved in emergency response arrangements including the response to fire alarm activations and support to security where required.As a Porter in Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, you will play a part in the provision of excellent care to our patients.We are looking for enthusiastic and committed team members who are willing to work hard to maintain our service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Main duties of the job

The safe movement of people and goods including (but not limited to):

• Patients (including babies, children and adults)
• The deceased
• Mail
• Medical Records
• Pharmacy supplies
• Blood units and Pathology Specimens
• Sterile Supplies
• Patient meals
• Domestic Waste
• Confidential Waste
• Clinical and Cytotoxic Waste
• Linen
• Office furniture and equipment

• Check all modes of patient equipment are safe and in good working order
• Attend all crash and trauma calls to support the crash team
• Deputise for the Shift Leads in their absence as requested by the service. Lead
• Undertake Non -routine Portering duties such as office furniture and equipment movement
• Replenish medical gas supply, including where required the connection to the medical gases systems
• Collection from clinical area and transfer to Mortuary of deceased patients to include the completion of appropriate documentation
• Provide support to security staff where required

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Details Date posted

07 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

251-CORP2802-Porter-A

Job locations

Basingstoke Hospital

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

RG24 9NA

Job description Job responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Job description Job responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person Specification Essential Essential

• Good standard of education including Numeracy ELS and literacy skills

Desirable

• Conflict resolution Training

Experience & Knowledge Essential

• Customer care focused - Experience of working in a busy environment with conflicting demands

Desirable

• Experience of working in an NHS environment or public sector.

Skills & Ability Essential

• Physically fit

Desirable

• Ability to remain calm

Person Specification Essential Essential

• Good standard of education including Numeracy ELS and literacy skills

Desirable

• Conflict resolution Training

Experience & Knowledge Essential

• Customer care focused - Experience of working in a busy environment with conflicting demands

Desirable

• Experience of working in an NHS environment or public sector.

Skills & Ability Essential

• Physically fit

Desirable

• Ability to remain calm

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

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basingstoke Hospital

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

RG24 9NA

Employer's website

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

Employer details Employer name

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basingstoke Hospital

Aldermaston Road

Basingstoke

RG24 9NA

Employer's website

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