Job summary
- Main area
- Porter
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Different shift patterns - Based on a 2 week rota)
- Job ref
- 412-E&F-7840757
- Employer
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Leighton Hospital
- Town
- Crewe
- Salary
- £25,272 pa, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Facilities Porter
Band 2
Job overview
We currently have 1 full time porter vacancy - 37.5 hours at Mid Cheshire Hospital.
This position is based on a 2 week rota:
Week 1 -
Sunday (OFF) - Monday (8am to 4pm) - Tuesday (8am to 4pm) - Wednesday (8am to 4pm) - Thursday (8am to 4pm) - Friday (OFF) - Saturday (8am to 4pm)
Week 2 -
Sunday (2pm to 10pm) - Monday (OFF) - Tuesday (2pm to 10pm) - Wednesday (2pm to 10pm) - Thursday (2pm to 10pm) - Friday (2pm to 10pm) - Saturday (OFF)
Porters move people and items around a hospital site. Porters based at Leighton Hospital work in a dual role. This means that you will be expected to support the Hotel Porters, Waste Porters, Linen Services and Receipts & Distribution.
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.
- Respect patient confidentiality.
- Deal sensitively with patients and visitors who are anxious, distressed or very unwell.
- Have a flexible attitude to work
Main duties of the job
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 the Medical Records Library
To maintain Entrances and Exits to the premises so that they are free from litter, leaves etc.
To transfer the deceased in accordance with agreed mortuary procedures
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
SERVICE DELIVERY
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 and 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
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.
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a Healthcare Establishment
- Ability to prioritise work
- Good Standard of spoken and written English
values
Essential criteria
- A commitment to quality and safety.
- A recognition of the importance of showing respect, dignity and compassion to patients and colleagues.
Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Must be willing to act as a role model.
- Must have the courage to speak up.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Scott Mcevoy
- Job title
- Facilities Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01270 612369
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Team
Leighton Hospital
Middlewich Road
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 4QJ
- Telephone
- 01270 904488
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