Theatre Porter (Bank)

Nuffield Health; Exeter; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement under Working Time

Pension scheme

Discounted gym membership £35/month

Job summary

Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital is seeking a Theatre Porter to join our theatre team on an ad-hoc bank basis. You will assist with patient transfers before and after surgery, support theatre operations, and help maintain cleanliness and equipment readiness.

The role requires good communication, DBS checks, and the ability to work in a fast-paced clinical environment. Benefits include holiday entitlement, pension, and discounted gym membership.

Qualifications

• Good communicator comfortable with patients and colleagues.
• DBS checks required as part of the application.
• Physically capable of handling beds and lifting equipment.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Good communication

DBS checks

Physically fit

Job description

Theatre Porter

Exeter Hospital | Nursing | Bank | Ad-hoc | Up to £13.23 per hour depending on experience

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 Porter at our Exeter 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 Hospital 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. From Holiday in line with the Working Time Directive, Access to our Pension Scheme and discounted gym membership at £35.00 a month.

Working on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability.

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

It starts with you.