General Porter
| Posting date: | 12 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,465.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24465.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 December 2025 |
| Location: | Northampton, NN1 5BD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9265-25-0689 |
Summary
Transport patients within the hospital in conjunction with Trust policies and departmental procedures. To communicate with all patients that are being transported within the hospital in a sensitive and tactful manner, whilst building a rapport. Ensuring they understand any instructions to maintain their safety whilst being transported. Undertake general mortuary duties in accordance with the agreed procedures. Delivery, collection and disposal of refuse, laundry and clinical waste from wards and departments. Safe collection and delivery of gas cylinders, beds, blood products, specimens, pharmacy products medical equipment, furniture and any other equipment around the hospital site. Change and replenish medical gas pipelines. Sorting, collection and delivery of all mail to designated areas. Cleaning duties as required in designated areas, incorporating trolley, wheelchairs, electric tugs, and all other relevant equipment. Undertake all training as necessary to enable satisfactory and competent completion of roe. To comply with specific instructions and working patterns when based in a particular department. Maintain high standards of infection control and hand hygiene during the performance of his/her duties. Work closely with Supervisors in producing a high standard of service to patients, staff and visitors. To contribute to the development of the Portering Service by putting forward suggestions for improvement. When nominated to lead and coordinate teams when supervisors are not available. To use 2 way radios to communicate. Flexibility in areas of work, as prescribed for the departmental needs To carry out all duties in accordance with the Trusts Health & Safety Policy and local departmental working practices. Any other work commensurate with the post or as requested by the Line Manager. Successful candidates will be trained in all duties required for the role throughout the first month of working here to show in more detail what each of these roles entails