Theatre Porter

Transformationunitgm; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust offers a Theatre Porter position at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital. The role involves handling patients, maintaining cleanliness, and supporting surgical teams. Candidates should possess strong communication and organisational skills, and be flexible with shift patterns.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a busy environment with conflicting demands.
• Experience in an NHS or public sector environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient and non-patient moving & handling.
• Cleaning duties and waste disposal.
• Transportation and reporting of equipment.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

Good standard of education including numeracy and literacy skills

Customer care support training

Job description

Employer Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital Town Basingstoke Salary £24,169 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 03/07/2025 08:00

Theatre Porter

Band 2

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

Job overview

Your main duties will include assisting with both patient and non-patient moving & handling, cleaning duties and waste disposal, transportation and reporting of equipment, re-stocking and ensuring the department is safe and tidy.

You must have good interpersonal, communication and organisational skills and be able to remain calm in a busy environment.

Main duties of the job

Come and join our enthusiastic, dynamic, flexible and professional theatre team based at Basingstoke North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke. We work across a wide range of specialties and offer the opportunity to rotate developing your practice.

The Surgical Services Division is seeking a Theatre porter to be based in the Main Operating Theatre Department. The post-holder will provide a range of support duties within the Main Theatres suite. You will need to be flexible over a range of shift patterns.

If you are looking to develop your career, are a proven team player with good communication and organisational skills, enjoy a challenge and have the motivation and desire to help others, then please consider applying.

We are Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Working for our organisation

NHS Foundation Trust, our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three hospitals in Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover, as well as in the care we provide in the community. We provide medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire and specialist services to people across the UK and internationally.
Detailed job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

• Good standard of education including numeracy and literacy skills
• Customer care support training or similar experience.

Experience & Knowledge

• Experience of working in a busy environment with conflicting demands
• Experience of working in an NHS environment or public sector.

Skills & Ability

• Good verbal and written communication skills, including excellent telephone manner.

Our commitment to you:

We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

The paperwork:

• HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
• All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
• In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
• This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.