Porter

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dedicated Porter to help move patients, goods and equipment across departments, 24/7. The role includes responding to crashes and supporting security, ensuring safe handling and transport of medical items and waste throughout the hospital.

Porters contribute to delivering excellent care by maintaining smooth operation across our sites, including Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital, and collaborating with clinical teams and facilities staff.

Qualifications

• Good standard of education including Numeracy ELS and literacy skills.
• Conflict resolution training is desirable.
• Experience in a busy environment with conflicting demands is desirable.

Responsibilities

• The safe movement of people and goods including patients, babies, the deceased, mail, medical records, pharmacy supplies, blood units, pathology specimens, sterile supplies, patient meals, domestic and confidential waste, clinical and cytotoxic waste, linen, and office furniture/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.
• Undertake non-routine portering duties such as office furniture and equipment movement.
• Replenish medical gas supply, including connection to the medical gases systems.
• Collect from clinical areas and transfer to Mortuary of deceased patients with appropriate documentation.
• Provide support to security staff where required.

Skills

Physically fit

Education

Good standard of education including Numeracy ELS and literacy skills

Job description

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.

Job overview

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

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main 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 criteria

Good standard of education including Numeracy ELS and literacy skills

Desirable criteria

Conflict resolution Training

Experience & Knowledge

Essential criteria

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

Desirable criteria

Experience of working in an NHS environment or public sector.

Skills & Ability

Essential criteria

Physically fit

Desirable criteria

Ability to remain calm

Using AI in Your Application

We support the use of technology to help manage time and improve efficiency, but it is your responsibility to ensure your application is personalised and accurately reflects your own skills, experience and values.

AI tools can be useful when drafting an application, but they should only be used to assist you. The content submitted must be your own work and an authentic representation of your knowledge, abilities and experiences.

Applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content may be rejected. For example, we may receive multiple applications containing identical or generic wording that does not reflect the individual applicant.

The use of AI during assessments, including interviews, is not permitted unless this has been agreed in advance as a reasonable adjustment. For virtual interviews, you may be asked to provide a 360-degree view of the room and confirm that no additional devices are being used. If AI use is suspected during an interview, we may pause the interview, ask questions regarding its use, or adapt our assessment approach.

Working in healthcare requires integrity, honesty and accountability. We expect all applications and assessments to be a genuine reflection of your own experience, knowledge and values.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in both the delivery of our services and the recruitment and management of our staff.

We welcome applications from everyone who has the skills, experience and values required for the role, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working

We are committed to supporting flexible ways of working and will consider all requests for flexible and part-time working wherever service needs allow.

Important Information About Your Application

Recruitment Process

Applications are submitted through our recruitment system, Trac. Following submission, all correspondence relating to your application will be sent from apps.trac.jobs. Please regularly check your inbox, including your junk or spam folders.

Shortlisted candidates will normally be contacted at least five working days before their interview date.

Vacancy Closing Dates

This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applications are received. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

English Language Requirement

In line with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate effectively in spoken and written English. This will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Keeping Patients Safe

At Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, patient safety is our highest priority. We recommend that staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and understand that we continue to care for patients who are COVID-19 positive within our services.

Probationary Period

All new employees will be required to complete a six-month probationary period as part of their employment with the Trust.

Tackling Climate Change:

Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search