Porters

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals; Greater London; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in the United Kingdom is seeking enthusiastic porters to join their Staff Bank. Responsibilities include transporting patients and equipment throughout the hospital, maintaining cleanliness, and working collaboratively with staff. Ideal candidates are friendly, physically fit, and reliable. This role offers weekly pay, free compliance checks, access to mandatory training, and various NHS benefits, including pension and discounts. Join a supportive team dedicated to providing high-quality patient care.

Benefits

Weekly Pay

Free Compliance Checks

Access to Mandatory Training

Flexible Working

NHS Pension

NHS discounts through Blue Light Card

Qualifications

• Must be physically fit and capable of various lifting and transporting tasks.
• Ability to work well with staff and patients of all ages.
• Health and safety awareness is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients on trolleys or in wheelchairs.
• Move equipment, samples, and other hospital items as needed.
• Maintain cleanliness in and around hospital areas.

Skills

friendly and helpful

calm and reassuring

physically fit for lifting, walking, pushing

reliable

health and safety aware

communication skills

organisational skills

Job description

Positions

We need 5 porters for St Helier Hospital and 4 for Epsom Hospital.

Overview

As a porter, you could be moving:

• patients on trolleys or in wheelchairs
• stores and equipment
• samples of patients' blood
• linens
• post and parcels
• waste
• cylinders of gas
• trolleys of food and drinks

Depending on where you work in a hospital, you may have other duties including:

• cleaning and tidying outside areas and gritting in cold weather
• cleaning indoors
• replacing curtains round beds in wards

Who will I work with?

The StaffBank for Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust are seeking enthusiastic & experienced porters to join our pool of Staff Bank workers. All applicants must be physically fit & available to work in a variety of shift patterns across Epsom & St Helier Hospital sites.

Qualities & Qualifications

• friendly and helpful
• calm and reassuring
• physically fit for lifting, walking, pushing, etc.
• reliable
• willing to work with staff and patients of all ages and from all walks of life
• health and safety aware
• able to follow instructions carefully
• communication skills
• organisational skills

For new entrants into the NHS, your pay under the Agenda for Change or Medical & Dental Pay Bands, will normally be set at the minimum of the pay band as advertised.

Benefits

• Weekly Pay
• Free Compliance Checks
• Access to Mandatory Training
• Flexible Working
• First refusal over agency
• Access to an NHS email giving you further access to NHS discounts such as the Blue Light Card & Health Service discounts
• Access to NHS Pension

About the Trust

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work.

Our mission is to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day. There has never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high‑quality, compassionate care for our patients. Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.

How to Apply

If you are interested & available, please apply today. Only apply to this vacancy if you have a valid right to work. We are unable to sponsor visa applications and all applicants must be able to provide two years’ worth of professional references during your recruitment checks.