General Rota Porter | Isle of Wight NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 28 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,272 pro rata, per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 May 2026 |
| Location: | Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG |
| Company: | Isle of Wight NHS |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7969438/470-7969438-CJW |
Summary
General Rota Porter Porter
We are seeking a reliable and motivated individual to support the smooth and safe movement of patients, specimens, and critical medical supplies across the St. Mary’s Hospital site. Portering Services covers, Porter, Post & Waste. This role is essential in ensuring timely patient care and efficient coordination between wards and departments.
Routinely communicating with all levels of staff by way of person to person, phone or radio, delivering a high-quality service to all areas, ensuring that tasks are carried out in a professional and timely manner.
About You:
A strong commitment to patient safety and care
Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively with clinical teams
Physically capable of safely transporting patients and equipment
Reliable, organised, and able to follow procedures accurately
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.
We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust’s beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Key Responsibilities of the role include:
Collecting and delivering clinical specimens from wards and departments within designated timeframes, ensuring accurate handling and returning any specimens that are incorrectly labelled or require clarification as requested.
Check, sign out, and transport units of blood and blood products from the Blood Bank to hospital wards using the personalised computerised barcode system.
Use blood transport cool boxes when required, and ensure any unused units are returned to the blood fridge within the designated timeframe and recorded appropriately.
Obtain a signature from a senior member of nursing staff upon delivery of blood products to confirm receipt.
Assist with helicopter patient transfer operations when required.
Safely transfer patients across the hospital site using stretchers or beds, including operating motorised bed pushers.
Support nursing staff during patient transfers using appropriate equipment such as roller boards and patient slides.
Transport patients safely via wheelchair across the hospital site, including navigating inclines such as a 1:16 slope
This advert closes on Tuesday 12 May 2026
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