Porter / Waste Porter

NHS; Nuneaton; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site nursery

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Flexible working

In-house training and development

Buying/selling annual leave

Subsidised restaurant

Tranquillity garden

On-site parking

Job summary

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust in Nuneaton is hiring a Porter to support wards and departments, escorting patients and transporting items across the site. Shifts include 2 x 7am–7pm blocks with four days off in rotation, on a permanent basis. The role emphasizes dignity in patient transport, safety, and teamwork within a busy hospital setting.

Salary is £25,272 per annum, with a 37.5 hour week and mandatory training. Closing date is 24 September 2026; early closure possible if demand is high.

Qualifications

• 1 year of hospital experience (preferred)
• Ability to move patients and equipment safely
• Strong reliability and teamwork in a busy hospital environment

Responsibilities

• Provide portering service to wards and departments.
• Escort and convey patients by wheelchair, bed or trolley.
• Distribute food trolleys/boxes and items to wards.
• Transport specimens, bloods and documents to pathology and pharmacy.
• Move medical gas cylinders and attend fire/evacuation drills.
• Attend mandatory training including infection control and safety.

Skills

Portering duties

Patient escort

Asset transport

Job description

**PLEASE NOTE: This role is not eligible for current or future visa sponsorship**

37.5 hours per week (Shift Pattern below)

Permanent

Salary: £25,272 per annum

Closing Date: Thursday 24th September 2026

Interview Date: TBC

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.

All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

Shift Pattern -

(2 x 7am - 7pm, 2 x 7pm - 7am - 4 off repeated)

Main duties of the job

• To provide a portering service to all wards & departments. To escort and convey patients by wheelchair, bed or trolley.
• To distribute food trolleys and boxes - and food items.
• To transfer various specimens or bloods to the pathology department andother wards and departments.
• To collect prescriptions and drug books from wards and departments and deliver them to the Pharmacy department.
• To move & change medical gas cylinders as requested.
• To attend fire calls.
• To assist at cardiac arrests.
• To transport records, X-rays, furniture, equipment and materials.
• To undertake mortuary duties as required - viewings, BID's.
• To report any suspicious incidents and assist, where necessary.
• When required, assist with low level security requests.
• To cover staff in the post room - sorting incoming and outgoing Mail - distribute to all wards and departments.
• To collect general clinical, waste - cytotoxic refuse and sharp boxes from all areas on site, if required.
• Attends mandatory training courses.
• Ensure that when a deceased patient is transported from the ward they are treated with due dignity and respect.
• Operate a communication device to keep in touch with other staff in the department.
• Attendance at all sessions is mandatory, these include moving & handling, resuscitation, infection control, clinical governance, fire training and Dealing with Conflict training. Training in safe handling of medical gases.
• Training in safe handling of all medical gases/ safe handling of liquid nitrogen.

About us

Here at George Eliot our vision to' excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

If you are applying for a Domestic Assistant or Health Care Assistant role you may be eligible for the refer a friend scheme - find out more here: https://www.geh.nhs.uk/about-us/people-and-workforce/vacancies/refer-friend-scheme

Job responsibilities

• To provide a portering service to all wards & departments.
• To escort and convey patients by wheelchair, bed or trolley.
• To distribute food trolleys, boxes and food items
• To transfer various specimens or bloods to the pathology department andother wards and departments.
• To collect prescriptions and drug books from wards and departments and deliver them to the Pharmacy department.
• To distribute and change medical gas cylinders as requested.
• To attend fire calls.
• To assist at cardiac arrests.
• To transport records, X-rays, furniture, equipment and materials.
• To undertake mortuary duties as required - viewings, BIDs.
• To report any suspicious incidents and assist where necessary.
• When required, assist with low level security requests.
• When required, assist with car parking duties.
• To cover staff in the post room - sorting incoming and outgoing Mail - distribute to all wards and departments.
• To collect general clinical, waste - cytotoxic refuse and sharp boxes from all areas on site if required.
• Attends mandatory training courses.
• Ensure that when a deceased patient is transported from the ward they are treated with due dignity and respect.
• Operate a communication device to keep in touch with other staff in the department.
• Booking taxis when needed & keeping clear records of requests for taxis especially the full name of the person who has authorised it.
• Attendance at all sessions is mandatory, these include: moving & handling, resuscitation, infection control, clinical governance, fire training and dealing with Conflict training. Training in safe handling of medical gases, Training in safe handling of all medical gases/ safe handling of liquid nitrogen.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge

• Dealing with the public in a customer facing role
• Good interpersonal skills and ability adapt approach to suit the needs of the person/situation
• 1 years' experience within a hospital setting

Qualification(s) and Professional Training

• A good standard of education
• Basic IT Skills

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to prioritise departmental workload
• Have an awareness of Trust policies and guidelines
• Ability to work within a busy and demanding department
• Demonstrate good practice and have knowledge of Health and safety legislation
• Able to deal with conflict

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.