Porter

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Walton-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking hardworking and reliable individuals to join the Facilities Team as Porters. The role covers a 24/365 service with duties including mail handling, patient transfers and movement of equipment, linen and waste.

Training is provided and a full UK driving licence (up to 3.5 tonnes) is essential. Shifts include early, late, night, weekends and bank holidays to meet department needs.

Qualifications

• Carrying out portering duties to support hospital operations.
• Providing good customer service and teamwork in a busy environment.
• Able to work flexible hours including nights, weekends and public holidays.

Responsibilities

• Sort, deliver and collect mail in the post room.
• Assist with patient transfers and movement of equipment and furniture.
• Handle linen, waste, medical records and pharmaceuticals as required.

Skills

Portering duties

Customer service

Teamwork

Job description

We are looking for hard working, reliable and flexible individuals to work as a member of the Facilities Team.

You will carry out a wide range of Portering duties which is a 24hr/365 days a year service.

This role is patient/non patient facing.

The work is varied and interesting, it requires initiative, awareness and good customer service skills. You must also have the ability to work as part of a team plus a flexible approach to working hours, which will include nights, weekends and Bank Holidays which are all essential in order to meet the needs of the department.

Enhancements are paid for lates, weekends, nights and bank holidays.

The position is on a shift basis covering earlies, lates, nights, weekends and bank holidays.

This includes sorting/delivery and collection of mail in the post room; dealing with the transfer of patients; movement of equipment and furniture, as well as linen, waste, medical records and pharmaceuticals etc.

This is not an exhaustive list

Full training will be given.

A full UK manual driving licence is essential to this role which needs to include driving vehicles up to 3.5 tonne.

Closing date of applications:04 November 2026

Interview date:18 November 2026

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dave Gallagher Job title: Facilities Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01283 511511

We’d love to hear from you! If you have any questions about the role, team, or working environment, feel free to get in touch for an informal chat. Speaking with us before applying is completely optional, but it can help you decide if this opportunity is the right fit for you.