Porter -Theatres

Enherts Tr; Stevenage; Remote; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust in Stevenage is recruiting a Theatre Porter for the Lister Hospital. The role requires flexibility as the theatre porter operates in a 24/7 department across the year.

Previous hospital experience is desirable but training will be provided. A strong focus on safety, teamwork and delivering patient-centred care is essential as you support the theatre and wider Trust operations.

Qualifications

• English and Maths to GCSE level.
• Willingness to undertake training as required.
• Good customer care skills.

Responsibilities

• The Porter moves patients by bed, wheelchairs and trolleys.
• Change medical gases, collect blood products and take specimens where needed.
• Adhere to Health and Safety policies and procedures.
• Co-operate with the Trust to maintain high safety standards and practices.
• Participate in training and apply skills to the role as required.

Skills

Good verbal and written skills

Prioritise workload

Teamwork

Conscientiousness

Education

English and Maths to GCSE level

Job description

Main area Theatres Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Other

37.5 hours per week (Full time including, Unsociable hours, Weekends, Bank Holidays,) Job ref 361-PLN-8229096

Site Lister Hospital Town Stevenage Salary £25,272 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2026 08:00 Interview date 18/11/2026

Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

Our values - We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do. Our values are:

Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Job overview

We are recruiting for Porter who share our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

An opportunity has arisen within the Theatre Portering team at East & North Hertfordshire NHS Trust for a theatre porter to join our team at Lister Hospital. You will need to be flexible as we are a 24/7 department 365 days of the year.

Previous experience in a hospital is desirable but not essential as full training will be provided.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The Porter will move patients by bed, wheelchairs, and trolleys, change medical gases, collect blood products, take specimens to the pathology lab, add full training will be provided.

You will be familiar with appropriate Health and Safety Policies and Procedures.

The successful candidate will co-operate with the Trust in maintaining suitable standards of Health and Safety including adhering to all Trust Policies and Procedures, always work in compliance with rules and working practices.

The post holder is required to participate in training as appropriate and put your skills and knowledge into practice. Training will be identified and carried out to fulfil the requirements of this job description.

You may also be required to fulfil other duties as appropriate to the grade that may be determined from time to time.

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation, and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Qualifications / Training

• English and Maths to GCSE level
• Willingness to undertake training as required
• Good customer care skills

Previous Experience

• Working in a related patient/customer related field
• Working to deadlines
• Working in a hospital environment

Skills

• Good verbal and written skills
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Conscientious approach to work

Knowledge

• Understanding of portering duties
• Any previous related training

Other Requirements

• Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
• Role model our Trust values every day
• Health and Safety

Secondments/Fixed term

Where a vacancy is advertised as a temporary position, the duration will be specified in the advert. If the vacancy becomes permanent towards the end of the specified duration, the successful applicant may not be required to re-apply and can be slotted into the role on a permanent basis if appropriate.

If you are an internal applicant applying for a temporary working arrangement, please see the attached notes on secondments.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing [e-mail]

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.

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