porters

Northumbria Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Alnwick; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A UK healthcare provider in Alnwick is looking for reliable Porters to provide patient and departmental movement services. The role offers flexible working hours and competitive pay rates of £12.51. Responsibilities include conveying patients, delivering supplies, and maintaining cleanliness. Applicants will need to cover their own DBS certification costs. Opportunities for permanent positions are available.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Competitive hourly pay (£12.51)

Paid annual leave

Pension scheme

Access to staff wellbeing programmes

Qualifications

• Reliability in providing patient and departmental movement services.
• Ability to assist in the direction of patients and visitors.
• Capacity to move patients by wheelchair or stretcher.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the direction of patients and visitors.
• Convey and move patients by wheelchair, stretcher and other means.
• Collect and deliver linen, refuse, clinical waste trolleys, and food trolleys.
• Sort incoming mail and frank external mail.
• Receive and move medical gas cylinders within Health and Safety guidelines.
• Remove refuse from waste bins daily.
• Clean external areas at hospital entrances daily.

Job description

Job Overview

Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management (NHFM) requires reliable Porters to provide patient and departmental movement services across the Northumberland and North Tyneside area. The role is part of the staff bank, offering flexible 24/7 shift coverage. Applicants must pay for their own DBS certification, deducted from the first monthly pay.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the direction of patients and visitors.
• Convey and move patients by wheelchair, stretcher and other means.
• Collect and deliver linen, refuse, clinical waste trolleys, food trolleys, and other supplies to designated areas.
• Sort incoming mail and frank external mail as required.
• Receive and move medical gas cylinders within Health and Safety guidelines.
• Remove refuse from waste bins located outside the hospital entrance on a daily basis.
• Clean external areas situated at hospital entrances daily.

Benefits & Working Conditions

• Flexible working hours – choose when and where you work.
• Competitive hourly pay (£12.51 standard; enhanced for unsociable hours and weekends).
• Paid annual leave and pension scheme.
• Fast‑track recruitment to a substantive role if you move into a permanent position.
• Access to staff wellbeing programmes, savings schemes and local NHS discounts.
• Free uniform where applicable.

Diversity and Inclusion

Northumbria Healthcare is a Disability Confident Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a Gold award holder from the Defence Recognition Scheme. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including BAME, LGBT+, disabled candidates and those from the Armed Forces.

Application

To apply, visit the Northumbria Healthcare website or contact the HR Recruitment Team at 0191 203 1415 option 2. All reasonable adjustments will be considered.