ED Porter

37.5 hours per week (see shift pattern below)

Fixed Term - 6 months

Salary: £24,465 per annum

Closing Date: 6th March 2026

Interview Date: TBC

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.

All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community - get in touch to find out more

The main duty of the post holder is to provide a portering service to the Emergency Department, support patient transfers to the wards and to carry out routine ADHOC duties - supporting with department deliveries.

Liaising with the nurse in charge of emergency department and operational teams.

Shift Pattern - rota is over a 4-week period, in which you do 13 shifts. This means in the 4-week rota 3 weeks will consist of 3 shifts and 1 week will consist of 4. The shifts will either be a 7.30 start or an 11.30 start.

Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' taking centre stage. An ever evolving clinically- led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive health services delivered by inspiring and compassionate staff who share our corporate values:

Excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

• To provide a portering service to the Emergency Department. To escort and convey patients by wheelchair, bed or trolley.
• Transfer patients to wards, x-rays, CT scans, ultrasound, MRI and endoscopy.
• To assist with the movement of patients using clinical manual handling procedures including pat slides and log rolling techniques. To use reasonable judgement when preparing to move a patient and check with clinical staff in unsure.
• To transfer various specimens of blood to the pathology department.
• to deliver and collect prescriptions from pharmacy.
• Fetch blood from blood bank.
• To assist in cardiac arrests.
• To transports records to wards with patients on transfers.
• To report any suspicious incidents and assist where necessary.
• Support nurse in charge and operational team where required.
• Attend mandatory training courses which include moving and handling, resuscitation, infection control, clinical governance, fire training, dealing with conflict training, pat slide training and log role training.
• Operate communications device to keep in touch with other staff in the department.
• To assist with pat slides in the department, wards and CT.
• To assist with log roles in the department and C

Relationships

• Internal: AllGeorge Eliot Hospital NHS Trust staff
• External: Police Service - Ambulance Service - Visitors - External agencies

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and person specification attached.

• A good standard of education
• Basic IT Skills

• Dealing with the public in a customer facing role
• Good interpersonal skills and ability adapt approach to suit the needs of the person/situation
• 1 years' experience within a hospital setting.

• Ability to prioritise departmental workload
• Have an awareness of Trust policies and guidelines
• Ability to work within a busy and demanding department
• Demonstrate good practice and have knowledge of Health and safety legislation.
• Able to deal with conflict

• Strong work ethic
• Good organisational skills
• Be able to demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality
• The ability and experience to work for a large proportion of time autonomously.
• Must be able to fulfil the requirements of the role - manual handling, lifting, pushing, pulling
• Able to develop and maintain relationships
• Able to motivate self and others
• Team member
• Willing to work shifts and flexible attitude with regard to working hours
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
• Reliable with excellent timekeeping.
• Ability to show respect and compassion when dealing with sensitive situations.

• Occupational Health check clearance
• Subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.