Theatre porter

Chesterfield Royal; Chesterfield; Remote; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Chesterfield Royal Hospital is seeking a Theatre Porter to support the Operating Theatres, providing patient movement and equipment handling across the department. The role is 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, at Chesterfield Royal Hospital in Derbyshire.

Key duties include transferring patients between wards and theatre areas, preparing theatre trolleys, assisting with cleaning and equipment maintenance, and coordinating with other departments to ensure smooth operations.

Qualifications

• Basic numeracy and literacy skills.
• Qualifications relevant to care profession (e.g. NVQ/QCF awards).
• Customer Care Course/ Qualification.
• Previous Health Service or Public Service experience.
• Understanding of moving and handling procedures and guidelines in relation to the role.
• Knowledge and experience of preparation/ maintenance of equipment.
• Experience of portering duties; hospital/caring environment.

Responsibilities

• Transport of patients between wards, theatre reception areas and PACUs.
• Transfer of patients between beds, trolleys and operating tables.
• Prepare and check theatre trolleys for use.
• Assist with cleaning and maintain trolley storage areas.
• Monitor levels of medical gas cylinders and change as needed.
• Provide messenger and delivery service within the department and to other departments.
• Collect and transfer specimens to pathology as directed, and collect blood when required.
• Collect items from other departments as needed.
• Check used linen bags and replace as necessary.
• Demonstrate a caring manner towards patients and assist with moving and handling when trained.
• Collect department equipment from wards and other areas.

Skills

Patient transport

Moving & handling

Communication

Confidentiality

Teamwork

Hospital layout knowledge

Infection control

Education

NVQ/QCF awards

Care qualifications

Job description

Job overview

A vacancy has arisen within the Operating Theatres working as a Theatre Porter, working 37.5 hours a week Monday to Friday

As part of the multidisciplinary team within the Operating Department the post holder will play a vital role in the day to day operation and smooth running of the department. They will accomplish this by ensuring the facilitation of timely movement of patients between the wards and the Operating Department as directed and assisting with the movement and maintenance of equipment and materials both within the department and the hospital in general.

Site DSFS Estates Department Chesterfield Royal Hospital Town Chesterfield Salary £25,156 pa and pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 08/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 20/11/2026

Main duties of the job

• Transport of patients between the Wards, Theatre Reception Areas and Post Anaesthetic Care Units.
• Transfer of patients between beds / trolleys and theatre operating tables.
• Preparation and checking of all theatre trolleys to ensure they are fit for use.
• To assist in general cleaning within the department and maintain operating trolley storage areas in a clean and tidy manner.
• Monitoring of levels of medical gas cylinders and changing when required.
• To provide a messenger and delivery service both within the department and to ensure effective communication with other departments.
• To collect and transfer specimens to the Pathology Laboratory as and when directed to do so.
• Collect blood as and when required.
• Collect any items required from other departments within the hospital as and when required.
• Check used linen bags in changing rooms and change as and when necessary.
• Demonstrate a caring manner towards patients at all times and after training has been provided assist with moving and handling of patients as and when necessary.
• Collect equipment belonging to the department from wards and other areas.

Working for our organisation

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that’s 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

DSFS has just over 900 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the ‘Chesterfield Royal family’, DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that’s dynamic, flexible, and proactive.

DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone’s abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.

Qualifications and Training

• Basic numeracy and literacy skills
• Qualifications relevant to care profession (e.g. NVQ/QCF awards)
• Customer Care Course/ Qualification

Experience

• Previous Health Service or Public Service experience
• Understanding of moving and handling procedures and guidelines in relation to the role
• Knowledge and experience of preparation/ maintenance of equipment
• Experience of portering duties Experience of a hospital/caring environment
• An understanding of patient care & how to demonstrate a caring manner
• Understanding of Infection Control and how to maintain a clean and safe environment

Skills & Knowledge

• Demonstrate previous experience of working with the general public
• Understand confidentiality and the importance of this in relation to the role
• Good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
• Understanding of the layout of the hospital.
• Understanding of equality and diversity in relation to the role.

Demonstrates DSFS and Trust Values

• Responsive - Reliable - Resourceful - Respectful
• Compassion, Achievement, Relationships, Environment - Proud to CARE

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

VISA's and Immigration system

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered at this point in time.

When DSFS Ltd are able to offer sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK), applicants will be required to provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country you have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services('DSFS') is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

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.

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