Waste Porter

Transformation Unit; Wigan; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Porter based at Wrightington Hospital for 37.5 hours per week, working 1.00 pm to 9.00 pm, Monday to Friday. The role involves moving patients and goods across the site and providing a 24/7 portering service.

Training is provided and previous similar experience is beneficial. The post requires flexibility to cover shifts, and the ward area may require you to support colleagues during absences.

Qualifications

• Good numeracy and communication skills.
• Reliable worker with flexible availability.
• Previous experience in a similar environment is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Remove waste and support daily portering duties across the site.
• Move patients, goods and stock using appropriate equipment.
• Provide an efficient day-to-day portering service 24/7 across all trust sites.
• Assist with movement of patients and medical items as required by duties.

Skills

Numeracy

Communication

Flexibility

Reliability

Education

NVQ level 1 or equivalent

Job description

Main area Estates and Facilities Grade NHS AFC: Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 1.00 pm to 9.00 pm) Job ref 302-26-8139460E

Employer Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Wrightington Hospital, Hall Lane, Appley Bridge, WN6 9EP Town Appley Bridge Salary £25,272 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/09/2026 08:00

NHS AFC: Band 2

People at the Heart. One Team. Your Career at WWL.

Job overview

We are currently looking to recruit a Porter based at Wrightington Hospital for 37.5 hours per week with a shift pattern working between 1.00 pm to 9.00 pm Monday to Friday,

The post holder would be expected should the need arise to provide cover for colleagues during periods of absence.

Based at the above siteand providing an efficient day to day Portering service for patients, service users transferring patients and all manner of stock items to and from all departments across the site.

Portering Services provides 24 hours, 7 day a week, 365 days a year service across all trust sites. The successful candidates will have good numeracy and communication skills, a reliable worker and be flexible in their availability to work all manner of shifts in any 24-hour period.

Previous experience of working in a similar environment would be beneficial, but full training will be provided.

Please note that this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applications are received. We encourage interested candidates to apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

THIS POST IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SPONSORSHIP.

Main duties of the job

As a member of the site porter team, you will be primarily responsible for the removal of waste from all areas within the Trust. However, you may be asked to undertake a wide range of duties as directed by the Porter Supervisors / Hotel Services Officers, if service levels require this.

Providing an efficient day to day Portering service for patients, service users transferring patients and all manner of stock items to and from all departments across the site.

To support the provision of clinical services throughout the Trust, undertaking the movement of patient’s goods and waste as required. Using vehicles, powered movers and equipment as directed.

Portering Services provides 24 hours, 7 day a week, 365 days a year service across all trust sites.

Working for our organisation

Choose Well – Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.

· People at the Heart

· Listen and Involve

· Kind and Respectful

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key results from the job holder

As a member of the site porter team, you will undertake a wide range of duties as directed by the Porter Supervisors / Hotel Services Managers.

You are required to undertake the movement of patients and goods as required. Using vehicles, powered movers and equipment as directed.

Support the provision of clinical services to Wards and Departments.

Planning and Organisational Duties

• Undertakes daily tasks as requested by Porter Supervisor, Wards and Departments.
• Movement of patients including the deceased, by bed chair or trolley.
• Movement of goods, e.g. mail, medical gasses, pharmacy items, samples, dirty linen & waste.
• Satisfactory performance of duties as laid down in Department Operational Policies, in accordance with approved methods, frequencies and standards.
• Use of equipment and machinery as directed.
• Use of electrical/conventional vehicles as directed.

Communications and Key Working Relationships

• Adopt a flexible approach when undertaking Porter duties as part of the hospital support team.
• Prompt response to radio or bleep calls.
• Routine communication with patients’ hospital staff and public.
• Compliance with Trust and Local procedures.

Responsibility for Finance

• May be required to secure buildings.
• Always keep personal equipment secure e.g. bleeps/radios.
• Compliance with Trust and Local procedures.

Responsibility for Human Resources

• Demonstrate own duties to new starters.
• Attend courses as directed, ensure compliance with mandatory training.
• Compliance with Trust and Local procedures.
• Complete timesheet or work record.

Responsibility for Health & Safety

• Responsible for ensuring own safety at work.
• Report any equipment defects to Supervisors.
• Significant manual handling required, e.g. Patients, trolleys, waste bins, cages.
• Reports accidents at work and defects with machinery and buildings to the Porter Supervisor.
• Act as part of the Fire Response/Major Incident response team.
• Compliance Trust and Local procedures.

Person specification

Additional

• Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation.
• Working unsociable hours
• Flexibility to provide cover for colleagues
• Responsive to service need

Knowledge

• A general understanding of why Portering Services are important to patient care

Qualifications

• No formal qualifications are required: an induction period, on the job instruction and additional training will be provided on use of equipment/machinery, infection control and manual handling.
• NVQ level 1 or equivalent

Experience

• Previous Experience is not required but is appreciated
• Customer Services background

Skills

• Literacy and numeracy skills are required
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with a range of people including service users
• Ability to organise & prioritise day to day tasks
• Ability to be flexible and work across a range of departments and areas
• Previous experience of mechanical equipment

Using AI when writing job applications
If you choose to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist in writing your application, it’s essential to personalise this information, particularly your supporting statement to reflect the skills and experience to match your job application. Relying solely on AI to write your application or supporting statement is not advocated by Wrightington Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as it could negatively impact your chances of success in the application process. Please refer to the attached "Applying for a role in the NHS guidance" for further information regarding the use of AI.

The Trust reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated closing date if there is a high volume of applications.

We endeavour to inform all applicants of the outcome of their application by email or SMS text message.

Guidance on Completing Your Application

Applications are assessed against the person specification. We strongly encourage you to use the supporting information section to demonstrate how you meet the essential and desirable criteria, providing clear examples where possible.

On-Call

Please note that some roles may require participation in an on-call rota, particularly those that are operational in nature.

WWL is part of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. We recognise continuous or ‘unbroken’ service from any Greater Manchester Local Authority, NHS organisation, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. This ensures access to our service-related benefits.

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.

Name Frank Quirk Job title Deputy Hotel Services Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01257256215