A&E Porter
| Posting date: | 19 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,465.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24465.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 November 2025 |
| Location: | Blackpool, FY3 8NR |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9435-25-0517 |
Summary
Please ensure you have read the attached Job Description & Person Specification for this role before applying. The post holder will work as part of a team to provide an efficient portering service to the Trust. To provide and to contribute to, a first class customer care service to all users of the Trust. To assist nursing staff to move / handle patients Escort and direct patients as and when necessary and offering wheelchairs to patients at reception or triage. To transfer patients from triage to other areas of the A&E Department. To transfer patients, medical equipment and associated medical sundries as delegated by line management by use of bed, chair, trolley etc. To ensure wheelchair/trolley availability 24 hrs a day, returning trolley to base when empty and removing soiled linen leaving in a state of readiness for the next patient To ensure adequate supplies of crutches, frames and surgical appliances are available at all times, collect special surgical appliances as directed. To be an active member of the response team (999) for any incidents that occur, ensuring the safety of the environment as directed by the sister in charge. To distribute and collect linen/laundry to A&E as in agreed schedules. This includes soiled and infected linen. To undertake refuse collections of clinical, household confidential and specialist waste, and changing of the clinical waste bags on A & E unit as and when required. Collect, distribute and document for audit and security purposes specimens/bloods for pathology, including emergency collections and distributions as and when required by the service. Provide the exchange, transfer and testing of portable medical gas cylinders and document a record of the usage. Report any identifiable faults. Provide the exchange, transfer of manifold medical gas cylinders and document a record of the usage. Report any identifiable faults. Ensure that the expectations of service users are met through the compliance with the Portering Service Standards. Attend training as required to meet statutory and service needs within the Portering Service. Ensure compliance with written procedures for all aspects of Portering Services, these forming the basis of Portering Service Standards and induction training. To attend incidents of fire and major incidents, in line with operational procedures. To provide an immediate on call response to Medical emergencies. Have responsibility for the safe and effective utilisation of equipment used by the Portering Service. As directed, assist newly appointed porters during the local induction phase, in awareness and familiarisation of the services provided and the processes that enable the service to function effectively, safely and securely. The Portering Services operate throughout the year and as such the post-holder will be under a contractual obligation to work on National Public/Bank Holidays, if rostered to do so.