Porter - Theatres (Bank)

Nuffield Health; Old Woking; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare charity in the UK is seeking a Porter (Theatres) for its Woking Hospital. The role includes collecting patients, maintaining the theatre environment, and ensuring equipment is functional. Ideal candidates will have good communication skills and be comfortable with physical tasks like lifting. This position offers flexible hours and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Holiday in line with the Working Time Directive

Access to Pension Scheme

Discounted gym membership at £25.00 a month

Qualifications

• Good communication skills to help patients feel relaxed before and after surgery.
• Ability to perform physical work, including lifting and pushing equipment.
• Willingness to undergo Disclosure and Barring Service checks.

Responsibilities

• Collect and return patients to their rooms before and after surgery.
• Ensure the theatre environment and equipment are fully functioning.
• Help clean the theatre environment and equipment.
• Maintain constant interaction with the theatre team.

Job description

Are you good with people? Do you feel comfortable with physical work, like pushing beds and lifting heavy equipment? If so, this is a fantastic opportunity to join the UK's largest Healthcare Charity, where you can enjoy a highly rewarding role. We're taking care of the nation's health and it starts with you. As a Porter (Theatres) at our Woking Hospital, you'll need to be a good communicator, as this role involves helping our patients to feel relaxed and reassured, before and after surgery. It's also essential that you're happy to undergo our Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, as part of your application.

Responsibilities

• Be part of a close‑knit professional team.
• Collect and return patients to their individual rooms, before and after surgery.
• Work with your colleagues to ensure that the theatre environment and its equipment are fully functioning.
• Help with the cleaning of the theatre environment and equipment.
• Work in a fast‑moving clinical environment.
• Maintain constant and effective interaction with our theatre team.
• Work on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad‑hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability.

Hospital Overview

Our Woking Hospital is a leading private hospital in Surrey, South‑East England. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional standards of treatment and care in our state‑of‑the‑art facilities and CPD programme. Our specialities include Women's and Men's health, Orthopaedics, and Eye Care with many more available. We are registered for 27 beds with en‑suite facilities on the Ward, two Theatres with facilities including lamina flow and one Minor Operating Theatre, Pre‑Assessment, Physiotherapy clinic, Onsite Pharmacy, Mammography, Xray and Ultrasound, with nine consulting rooms in Outpatients.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.

Benefits

• Holiday in line with the Working Time Directive.
• Access to our Pension Scheme.
• Discounted gym membership at £25.00 a month.