Patient Porter
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Band 2 Patient Porter
Hospital porters provide a varied and supportive role to clinical and non-clinical teams. This includes the movement of patients on beds, trolleys and wheelchairs. It also involves the movement of equipment, medication, medical gases, post, patient notes, patient meals, consumables, waste, samples and test results from one place to another; enabling care and services to continue.
Main duties of the job
- Move patients by wheelchair or bed or stretcher around the hospital site from various wards and departments or the helipad and can involve some distance including, where directed, suing the internal ambulance.
- Assist patients requiring support on discharge from nursing unit or treatment area to the hospital exit points.
- Ensure patient safety during transport by keeping regularly used equipment such as wheelchairs and trolleys clean; reporting improperly working equipment to supervisor for repair and storing in readily accessible area.
- Transfer deceased patients from wards and departments to the mortuary and complete associated portering mortuary duties. Assist out-of-hours viewing with nursing staff as required.
- Collect and deliver all internal and external post as well as the franking of all external mail ready for posting undertaking post room duties as request.
About us
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Details
- Date posted: 04 May 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 2
- Salary: £25,272 to £25,272 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: 304-1100229
- Job locations: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential:
- Basic level of education in literacy and numeracy
Experience
Essential:
- Able to work as a team member.
- Deal with the public and able to work under pressure.
- Full Driving Licence.
Desirable:
- Organisational skills (sorting post)
- Previous experience within a Healthcare environment
- Health and Safety
Employer details
Employer name: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
Address: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH
Employer's website: https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Hiring Manager Sean Hicks
Email: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
Phone: [contact hidden]
The closing date is 11 May 2026