Theatre Porter: Safe Patient Transfer & Care

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Operating Theatre Porter/Orderly to support the theatre team in delivering direct and indirect patient care. The role involves escorting patients, maintaining a safe theatre environment, and assisting with stock and equipment management across theatres in Bristol.

The post holder will work within the theatre suites to ensure efficient patient flow, effective communication with multidisciplinary teams, and adherence to safeguarding and health-and-safety

Qualifications

• Support safe and efficient transfer of patients between wards, departments, theatres and recovery areas.
• Provide reassurance and support to patients and relatives during the peri-operative journey.
• Carry out essential patient checks and communicate effectively, adapting to individual patient needs and preferences.
• Assist clinical teams by maintaining a clean, safe theatre environment in line with infection prevention and control standards.
• Transport equipment, clinical waste, specimens, and soiled instruments safely and in accordance with Trust policies.
• Support stock management, including storage and replenishment of theatre supplies and equipment.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary teams and assist visitors within the department.
• Report faults, maintain health and safety standards, and adhere to safeguarding requirements at all times.
• Support patient flow within theatre pathways, including day-case admissions, anaesthetic room assistance, and mortuary transfers when required.
• Respond to emergency bleep calls and provide support across theatre complexes as needed.

Responsibilities

• Escort surgical patients to and from the operating theatre.
• Work with theatre staff to support patient care and theatre flow.
• Ensure safe handling and transfer of patients throughout peri-operative care.
• Maintain clean, safe theatre environment and assist with supplies.
• Support infection prevention and waste management within theatre areas.
• Coordinate with teams to keep theatres stocked and ready for procedures.

Skills

Patient transfer

Peri-operative support

Communication skills

Infection control

Job description

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Operating Theatre Porter/Orderly to support the theatre team in delivering direct and indirect patient care. The role involves escorting patients, maintaining a safe theatre environment, and assisting with stock and equipment management across theatres in Bristol.

The post holder will work within the theatre suites to ensure efficient patient flow, effective communication with multidisciplinary teams, and adherence to safeguarding and health-and-safety