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Main area
Childrens Theatre Porter/Orderly
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (NA)
Hours
Part time - 18.5 hours per week (early and late shifts including weekend working.)
Job ref
387-WC4579-RUH
Employer
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Bristol Royal Infirmary
Town
Bristol
Salary
£25,272 per annum (FTE) or pro-rata for part time roles
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/11/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust logo

Childrens Theatre Porter/Orderly

Band 2

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) have merged as of 1st July 2026 to become Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. This will create an exciting future that brings together the best of both organisations. As a single, strong and sustainable organisation, we will not only be able to deliver better outcomes for our patients and fairer care for our population, but it will also provide greater opportunities for our people.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

Our job adverts may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Considering this, if you are interested in this role, please do apply as soon as you can.

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Job overview

Do you have what it takes to be an Operating Theatre Porter/Orderly within Childrens Theatres

This post holder will work with the Theatre team to deliver direct and indirect patient care.

The post holder will complete delegated tasks within the theatre suites to support efficency and flow.

To escort surgical patients to and from the operating theatre and work alongside theatre staff to provide excellent patient care. 

Main duties of the job

Main Duties:
Support the 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, and well-stocked 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.

 

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work under instruction and in a team
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Strong communications skills
  • Flexible to work a range of shift patterns
  • Physically able to push trolleys and beds across hospital site
  • Ability to work under instruction and in a team
  • Motivated to work in a busy theatre unit within the multidisciplinary team

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • Basic numeracy and literacy skills
  • Demonstrate awareness of confidentiality

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in use of initiative and prioritisation
  • Respect for patients and staff
Desirable criteria
  • Recent experience in care environment or similar field
  • Working in a team bases environment

Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Willingness to learn
  • Good communication skills
  • Commitment to working nights, weekends and bank holidays as well as cardiac on call requirement

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

Application numbers

Our job adverts may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Considering this, if you are interested in this role, please do apply as soon as you can.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Tim Rossiter
Job title
Clinical Theatre Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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