Theatre Porter

Nuffield Health The Manor Hospital; Oxford; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Nuffield Health Oxford Hospital is seeking a Theatre Porter to join our busy operating theatres team in Oxford. This permanent, full‑time role involves supporting patients before and after surgery, moving equipment and assisting with theatre operations, while maintaining a safe, clean environment.

You will need excellent communication skills and be comfortable with manual handling, with DBS checks required as part of the application. 37.5 hours per week with competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication with patients and colleagues.
• Willing to undergo DBS checks as part of the application.
• Ability to perform manual handling and assist with patient transfers.

Responsibilities

• Be part of a close-knit professional team.
• Collect and return patients to their rooms before and after surgery.
• Work with theatre colleagues to ensure equipment is functioning.
• Assist with cleaning of theatre environment and equipment.
• Operate in a fast-moving clinical setting.
• Maintain constant interaction with the theatre team.

Skills

Good communication

Teamwork

Manual handling

Patient support

Job description

Oxford Hospital | Nursing | Permanent | Full Time

£25,545 per annum

37.5 hours per week

Are you good with people? Do you feel comfortable with physical work, like pushing beds and lifting heavy equipment? If so, this is a fantastic opportunity to join the UK’s largest Healthcare Charity, where you can enjoy a highly rewarding role. We’re taking care of the nation’s health and it starts with you.

As a Theatre Porter at Oxford Hospital, you’ll need to be a good communicator, as this role involves helping our patients to feel relaxed and reassured, before and after surgery. It’s also essential that you’re happy to undergo our Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, as part of your application.

As a Theatre Porter, you will:

• Be part of a close-knit professional team
• Collect and return patients to their individual rooms, before and after surgery
• Work with your colleagues to ensure that the theatre environment and its equipment are fully functioning
• Help with the cleaning of the theatre environment and equipment
• Work in a fast-moving clinical environment
• Maintain constant and effective interaction with our theatre team

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.

Nuffield Health Oxford Hospital

Our modern hospital is based within a stone’s throw of the historic City of Oxford, a world-renowned centre of excellence for surgical and medical expertise. We are proud of the wonderful environment and team we have established, providing our patients with first class care. We operate 6 well equipped and modern operating theatres with 64 well-presented ensuite rooms.

We cater for inpatient and day care, providing a broad range of surgical specialties and clinics including Paediatrics, Oncology, Interventional Cardiology & Radiology, Orthopaedics, Endoscopy, Gynaecology, Urology, Ophthalmology as well as women’s and men’s health clinics. The hospital is located with excellent transport links by road and rail, both to and from London, Thames Valley, and the Midlands.

Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.

It starts with you.