Porter | Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Basingstoke and Deane; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A central healthcare provider is seeking an enthusiastic Hospital Porter to aid in the safe transport of patients and goods within the hospital. This role involves attending emergency calls and supporting the crash team. The ideal candidate should be committed to providing excellent care, working effectively in a team, and willing to maintain service 24/7. Flexible working arrangements are available.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and committed team member.
• Ability to work 24/7 to maintain service.
• Experience in patient care environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

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

Job description

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.

Responsibilities

• 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, and 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 areas and transfer to Mortuary of deceased patients, including the completion of appropriate documentation.
• Provide support to security staff where required.

About the Trust

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.

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.

This advert closes on Friday 10 Oct 2025