Porter/Driver

NHS; Bury; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in England seeks a Porter/Driver to provide essential support within their Portering Service. Applicants should be flexible, able to manage various tasks including patient transfers and transporting medical supplies. A driving license is preferred but not essential, and a willingness to undergo training is necessary. The position offers competitive benefits and the chance to contribute to a community-focused healthcare team.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Annual leave allowance

Qualifications

• Willingness to undertake training and development.
• Driving Licence preferred.

Responsibilities

• Carry out full range of portering duties including patient transfer.
• Transfer medical notes and supplies across the hospital site.

Skills

Ability to push a patient in beds, trolleys or in a wheelchair along various levels

Able to carry/push items varying in weight up stairs and along different levels

Ability to work alone or within a team

Maintain confidentiality at all times

Understanding of health and safety

Education

Basic Maths and English

Job description

Porter/Driver

The closing date is 30 November 2025

We are looking to hire Porters to work over a 24 hour 7 day week within the Portering Service at Fairfield General Hospital.

You will be required to be flexible in your working pattern as you may be required to work evenings, nights, weekends and bank holidays. Driving Licence is preferred but not essential for this post.

Main duties of the job

• You will be required to carry out the full range of portering duties, which may include driving vehicles off and on the site, transfer of patients around the site by wheelchair, trolley or bed, including deceased patients and all associated mortuary duties.
• You may also be required to transfer medical notes and medical supplies around the hospital site to various wards and departments. Please see job description for full details.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work‑life balance.

Job responsibilities

For detailed responsibilities, please see the supporting documents – the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Qualifications

• Willingness to undertake training and development
• Driving Licence
• Basic Maths and English

Skills

• Ability to push a patient in beds, trolleys or in a wheelchair along various levels
• Able to carry/push items varying in weight up stairs and along different levels
• Ability to work alone or within a team
• Maintain confidentiality at all times
• Understanding of health and safety

Experience

• Experience of dealing with members of public
• Previous experience of working within a hospital environment

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust