Job summary
- Main area
- Facilities - Portering
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 24 hours per week (weekdays 6am to 10am and Saturdays 6am to 2 pm)
- Job ref
- 292-7490727-E&F
- Employer
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Town
- Harlow
- Salary
- £24,465 per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
General Porter
NHS AfC: Band 2
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
Job overview
We are looking for efficient and effective Porters who are self-motivated and professional manner at all times.
You will need to have a courteous and helpful approach to patients, visitors and staff have a sensible and safe conscious approach to work
You will be driving our site vehicles around the premises to deliver various goods therefore a full UK driving licence is Preferred
Main duties of the job
We are looking for people to join our team of porters at Princess Alexandra Hospital. In this role you will be expected to provide an efficient, effective and flexible portering service to all our customers. Communication and face to face contact with patients, visitors and all staff, wearing of smart uniform for patient facing duties working inside and outside the building.
Tasks will include the collection and delivery of all medical and non-medical items as and when required by the Trust, this will include the movement of patients, goods, stores, linen, food, pharmacy items, medical record notes and boxes waste and the driving of vehicles therefore a driving licence is essential.
Logistical role is of movement of all goods and waste inside and outside the building.
Working for our organisation
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification for full vacancy details, this is available to download at anytime.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Basic literacy and numeracy
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working with the general public.
- Ability to use computerised systems
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of hospital environment
- Experience in patient and equipment movement.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Flexible approach to working pattern
- Able to communicate with all levels of staff.
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Must have a full UK driving licence
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachael Dowsett
- Job title
- Head of Facilities - PAH
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01279 897374
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