Waste Porter

Mcht; Crewe; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a full-time Waste Porter at Leighton Hospital in Crewe. The role involves portering across wards and departments, handling medical equipment and supplies, and supporting patient care with a high standard of safety and professionalism.

Applicants must hold a C1 licence, be physically fit, and willing to work shifts including weekends and bank holidays. The position offers 37.5 hours per week and a salary of £25,272 per year, with NHS terms

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a Healthcare Establishment.
• Ability to prioritise work.

Responsibilities

• Move expensive, specialist medical equipment between hospital areas using proper handling techniques.
• Transport medical supplies (e.g., oxygen cylinders) and return them when empty.
• Collect blood samples and medical specimens from wards, clinics and theatres and take them to laboratories.
• Transport and dispose of clinical waste in accordance with Trust policy.
• Move patients' bodies to the mortuary and maintain clean wards by delivering items and removing linen.

Skills

Experience in Healthcare

Prioritisation

Job description

Main area Waste Porter Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Different shift patterns) Job ref 412-E&F-8168664-A

Site Leighton Hospital Town Crewe Salary £25,272 pa, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 28/09/2026 23:59 Interview date 08/10/2026

Job overview

We have a full time position available for a 'Waste Porter' at Leighton Hospital which will be working 5/7 - 7 am to 3 pm - to include alternate weekends and required to work various Bank Holiday shifts - to be discussed further at interview.

YOU WILL NEED TO HOLD A C1 LICENCE FOR THIS JOB - PLEASE NOTE APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT HOLD A C1 LICENCE YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

A hospital porter should:

• Have good communication skills.
• Be able to work well with people from a wide range of backgrounds.
• Be friendly, polite and helpful.
• Have a positive outlook.
• Be fit and have high levels of stamina.
• Be able to work well under pressure.
• Act calmly and quickly in emergencies.
• Be able to follow instructions.
• Be reliable, hardworking, honest and trustworthy.
• Deal sensitively with patients and visitors who are anxious, distressed or very unwell.
• Have a flexible attitude to work

Main duties of the job

You would be ;

• Using special handling techniques to move expensive, specialist medical equipment from one part of the hospital to another.
• Transporting medical supplies, such as oxygen cylinders, and collecting and returning them when they are empty.
• Collecting blood samples and medical specimens from wards, clinics and theatres, and taking them to laboratories.
• Transporting general clinical waste and hazardous materials.
• Removing patients' bodies from wards and operating theatres and taking them to the mortuary.
• Bringing clean sheets and other items to the wards and removing dirty linen.
• Delivering patients' meals to wards and removing used crockery and cutlery.
• Delivering post to different departments of the hospital.
• Delivering supplies to wards and departments.

You will be a part of the portering services team within the estates department and will have contact with clinical and non-clinical staff. You could work with nurses, operating department practitioners, healthcare assistants, housekeepers, security staff or catering staff.

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of local hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester boroughs (population 357K).

The Trust provides high quality planned and unplanned/emergency care, cardiac and critical care as well as child health, maternity services, and intermediate care across our sites at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford. The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff.

An extensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by our community arm, Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance. With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022 the Trust became a strategic partner in both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester ‘places’ and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership caring for a population of over 2.7million.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide a Portering service in public, patient and staff areas. To follow NHS guidance and work to the requirements of NHS standards, liaising with departmental and ward managers, housekeepers sand supervisors to deliver a patient focused service

SERVICE DELIVERY

To provide a porter service in all patient, public and staff areas.

To assist with the transfer of patients in and around the Trust.

To transport patients notes from and to wards, departments and medical records library.

To maintain entrances and exits to the premises so that they are free from litter, leaves etc.

To transfer the deceased and accept BID’s in accordance with agreed mortuary procedures

To transport and replace medical gas cylinders for wards and departments
To direct patients and visitors around the Trust and help with patient, visitor enquiries.

To collect and distribute goods within the Trust.

To transport & dispose of household, confidential and clinical waste in accordance with Trust Policy.

To maintain and clean manual and electrical equipment and to report maintenance issues to the supervisor

Person specification

Skills

• Experience of working in a Healthcare Establishment
• Ability to prioritise work

values

• A commitment to quality and safety.
• A recognition of the importance of showing respect, dignity and compassion to patients and colleagues.

Behaviours

• Must be willing to act as a role model.
• Must have the courage to speak up.

Key Messages

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Candidates should ensure that all submissions and interactions reflect the candidate’s own skills, experience, and understanding. Any use of AI that compromises the integrity, fairness, or authenticity of the recruitment process may result in disqualification from consideration, withdrawal of offer, or dismissal if this these circumstances come to light post hire.

Candidates that require sponsorship to work in the UK are strongly advised to check the Government website for up-to-date information about whether the role they are applying for (incl. offered salary) is eligible.

Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process and we'll be happy to discuss this with you.

We actively promote flexible working so please discuss any requirements you may have with us.

Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.

All correspondence will be sent via the email address you have registered as your TRAC account.Selection is based on the Trust's values, and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.

Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period. LED Doctors are subject to a 3-month probationary period.

You are required to pay for a DBS disclosure where the post requires one, and we encourage applicants to join and remain registered with the DBS update service.

We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Name Scott Mcevoy Job title Facilities Coordinator Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01270 612369

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Recruitment Team
Leighton Hospital
Middlewich Road
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 4QJ
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