Porter

NHS; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Basingstoke is looking for a Porter to ensure safe movement of patients, goods, and equipment. Responsibilities include assisting emergency responses and supportive tasks in a busy environment. Ideal candidates will be customer care focused, physically fit, and able to manage conflicting demands, contributing to the exceptional care our patients expect.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a busy environment with conflicting demands.
• Experience of working in an NHS environment or public sector.

Responsibilities

• Safe movement of patients and goods.
• Attend all crash and trauma calls to support the crash team.
• Deputise for the Shift Leads when requested.

Skills

Customer care focused

Physically fit

Ability to remain calm

Education

Good standard of education including Numeracy and Literacy skills

Job description

Porter

The closing date is 29 September 2025

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
• Domestic Waste
• Confidential Waste
• Clinical and Cytotoxic Waste
• 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.

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

• Good standard of education including Numeracy ELS and literacy skills

Experience & Knowledge

• Customer care focused - Experience of working in a busy environment with conflicting demands
• Experience of working in an NHS environment or public sector.

Skills & Ability

• Physically fit
• 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 name

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust