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Job summary

Main area
Theatres
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
275-2609THPORTER
Employer
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Medway Maritime Hospital
Town
Gillingham, Kent
Salary
£25,272 per annum/pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/09/2026 23:59

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Theatre Porter

Band 2

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.

Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

Job overview

Theatre Porter

Division:  Surgery and Anaesthetics

Care Group: Theatres and Anaesthesia

Band: 2

Salary: £25,272 per annum/pro rata

Interview Date: To be confirmed

We are recruiting for an Theatre Porter who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

Under supervision the post holder is responsible for carrying out assigned tasks as part of the non clinical team in support of registered practitioners, and to undertake some aspects of care provision under supervision. Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of service users, always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights, through the adoption of persons centred care principles within the perioperative environment of Main Theatres and Sunderland Daycase Theatres

To assist the qualified staff in providing perioperative care to patients by undertaking a range of support duties, working within the team of theatre porters providing essential assistance to the department.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Working for our organisation

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of the Best of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.

As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy –Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.

Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:

B – Bold

E – Every person counts

S – Sharing and open

T - Together

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role is very physically demanding with lots of moving and handling of various weight and equipment of all sizes. The expectation is that staff are able to undertake all duties as described in this job description.

Provides support and assistance to the theatre teams by undertaking these essential duties:

Transferring patients to and from the department (pre and post surgery on trollies and patient beds)

Ensuring the histological specimens are transported safely in accordance to trust procedures to the pathology laboratory.

Safe transfer of blood specimens and arterial blood gases

Maintenance of the theatre scrubex machine, to ensure that the department have stock of theatre scrubs

Flexibility in undertaking duties in both Main Theatres and Sunderland Day case Theatres

Safe transportation of surgical instruments to and from the IHSS collection point

Ensure all clean surgical instruments are placed in correct store rooms within the department

Undertake time critical tasks to meet the demand of the department

Ensure that all equipment, beds, trollies are transported across the department and across the trust in accordance to manual handling guidelines

Lone working will be undertaken in this role- therefore all staff must meet physical ability requirements.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of a General Education e.g. GCSE’s or equivalent in Maths and English

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Understanding the requirements of Patient Confidentiality
  • Knowledge of Manual Handling of patients, using lifting aids
  • Understanding of perioperative environment and professional accountability

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Some experience of working in a health care setting
  • Customer Care Experience
  • Commitment to working in partnership with patients/care

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to follow clear instructions and provide feedback to senior staff
  • Ability to project a professional manner and approach
  • Good hygiene skills (e.g. hand washing etc)
  • To be competent in moving and handling as the role is physically demanding and requires the movement of various size of equipment, and varying differing weight of equipment – therefore a level of physical fitness is required.

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

Please note this vacancy may close early if the number of applications is met.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Shouphyna Ryan
Job title
Senior Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01634 835698
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