Porter & Security Officer

Integrated Care System; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Bournemouth is seeking a Porter & Security Officer to provide efficient support to all wards within the hospitals, working 24/7. Responsibilities include patient transport, responding to emergencies, and ensuring safety. Candidates should have a valid driving license and prior experience in similar roles. This is an excellent opportunity to join a developing organization committed to NHS values.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Porter, security, or Caretaking type role.
• Previous experience within a hospital environment.
• Reliable and trustworthy.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients between various hospital locations safely.
• Respond to security incidents and emergency calls.
• Monitor and replace gas cylinders as required.

Skills

Working without direct supervision

Radio communications experience

Ability to work as part of a team

Ability to work under pressure

Ability to prioritize

Employing tact and diplomacy

Health & Safety

Security

Customer Care

Education

GCSE English and Math A - C level or equivalent

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Porter & Security Officer

The closing date is 14 August 2025

University Hospitals Dorset are looking to recruit a Porter & Security Officer to provide an efficient & effective service to all wards and departments within the hospitals, 24-hours, 7-days a week.

Main duties of the job

• Transport patients to and from various locations within the hospital in a prompt, efficient and courteous manner, ensuring the safety, reassurance and comfort of patients.
• Patients will be transported using wheelchair, bed or trollies; with or without oxygen and when necessary, accompanied by a Nurse Escort.Respectful removal of the deceased to the Mortuary and completion of the necessary entries in the Mortuary Register.
• Continual monitoring and replacement of gas cylinders to all areas.The daily collection of Pharmacy boxes from wards and departments for restocking and distribution.
• Contribute to the maintenance of a healthy and safe environment for patients, respond the requests to move furniture and equipment and to change medical gas cylinders in a safe and prompt way, ensuring that removals and changes are
• The delivery/collection of blood products, laboratory specimens and samples to/from wards/pathology using an electronic recording system as required
• Respond to alarm activations, security incidents and '2222' emergency calls to all Trust buildings and grounds.
• Apply appropriate Prevention Management of Violence & Aggression (PMVA) up to and including restraint techniques as situations dictate
• Clearing of clinical and non clinical waste

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

This post is part of the Estates service that UHD may transfer to an NHS 'wholly owned subsidiary'; the proposed date of transfer is October 2025. This is an exciting opportunity to join a developing, expanding, organisation with a strong commitment to NHS values and putting patients first. The NHS wholly owned subsidiary will continue to offer NHS AFC T&Cs to current employees who transfer in October as well as to new employees recruited after that date.

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Working without direct supervision
• Radio communications experience
• Work with NHS IT systems

Other

• Current Full Driving License
• Reliable/Trustworthy

Qualifications

• A good general standard of education up to and including
• GCSE English and Math A - C level or equivalent

Experience

• Experience in a Porter, security, or Caretaking type role
• Previous experience within a hospital environment
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to prioritise
• Ability to use initiative Employing tact and diplomacy
• Health & Safety
• Security
• Customer Care

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

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust