Porter

Job description

Job summary

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

Closing Date: 09th November 2026

Shortlisting to take place: W/C 10th November 2026

Interviews to take place: 18th/20th/23rd/24th November 2026

Due to current Home Office Guidelines, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

To support patient experience and patient flow by undertaking all portering related duties. This includes primarily the transportation of patients to and from wards and departments, the movement of goods, including but not limited to post, pharmacy, gas cylinders, specimens, bloods, furniture and stores items, supplies, waste and linen and any other duties appropriate to the grade, which may be assigned from time to time.

Main duties of the job

• The safe and efficient transportation of patients including any personal belongings or required equipment, using trolleys, beds or wheelchairs. Transferring patients and equipment to and from all wards and departments throughout the hospital sites.
• Transportation of goods, stores, furniture, notes, x-rays, and any other items on request.
• Transportation of bloods and specimens to the appropriate labs and from labs to appropriate wards and departments.
• Transportation of deceased patients from wards, departments and A&E to the mortuary. Assist with Mortuary viewings when requested.
• Exchange and movement of oxygen and other medical gas cylinders from gas cylinder storage areas across sites
• Utilisation of communication devices such as ipods and radios to receive jobs and communicate with Team Leaders and or Resource Allocator.
• Run the post room during opening hours. Ensure the safe acceptance, delivery and transfer of post items to external companies from across the sites. Ensure the safe acceptance, delivery and transfer of post items internally
• Deal with Visitors, staff and patients queries in a courteous, effective and efficient manner.
• Report in a timely manner any Health and Safety issues or incidents

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Significant working experience within a customer focused environment

Desirable

• Working in a Hospital/ Care Home/ Healthcare Environment
• Portering Work Experience

Skills

Essential

• Ability to follow instructions (verbal and written)
• Ability to work within agreed procedures and deadlines and to use initiative appropriately to deal with unexpected situations

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality

Desirable

• Knowledge of portering services and how this impacts on patient care and services delivered within the hospital

Qualifications

Essential

• Entry level 3 or above in literacy

Desirable

• Entry level 2 or above in numeracy, or willing to undertake training to achieve.
• Health & Safety Training
• Customer Service Training

Person Specification
Experience

Essential

• Significant working experience within a customer focused environment

Desirable

• Working in a Hospital/ Care Home/ Healthcare Environment
• Portering Work Experience

Skills

Essential

• Ability to follow instructions (verbal and written)
• Ability to work within agreed procedures and deadlines and to use initiative appropriately to deal with unexpected situations

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality

Desirable

• Knowledge of portering services and how this impacts on patient care and services delivered within the hospital

Qualifications

Essential

• Entry level 3 or above in literacy

Desirable

• Entry level 2 or above in numeracy, or willing to undertake training to achieve.
• Health & Safety Training
• Customer Service Training

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Bradford Royal Infirmary

Bradford

BD9 6RJ

United Kingdom

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