Facilities Porter | Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 26 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,272 pa, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 April 2026 |
| Location: | Crewe, CW14QJ |
| Company: | Mid Cheshire Hospitals |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7840757/412-EF-7840757 |
Summary
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
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
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.
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.
This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Apr 2026