Job summary
- Main area
- Medicine and Urgent Care Porter
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent: Three 09.00 - 22.00 shifts per week.
- Hours
- Part time - 36 hours per week
- Job ref
- 362-AFC-2-POR-03-26
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stepping Hill Hospital
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £24,465 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Porter/Runner Medical Same Day Emergency Care Unit
NHS AfC: Band 2
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Porter to join the Medical Same Day Emergency Care Unit, a unique emergency care day unit based within Stepping Hill Hospital that aims to streamline patient care in order to provide same day treatment. MSDEC sees a variety of patients with medical conditions and often has a high turnover of patients.
Main duties of the job
As a porter based within the department, the post holder will be responsible for supporting the team to deliver high quality care. They will be responsible for completing a variety of tasks, including the transporting of patients and equipment anywhere in the hospital using wheelchairs, trolleys and/or beds; Collecting and delivering equipment & samples to and from the unit in a timely manner; the delivery of meals and drinks to patients under the care of the unit and any other tasks under the direction of the Nurse in Charge.
The post holder would need to be approachable and enthusiastic with an excellent work ethic, who fits in well with the MSDEC team.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Transport patients anywhere in hospital using wheelchairs, trolleys and/or beds
Transportation of oxygen and other gas cylinders to other departments.
Move mattresses, trolleys and beds, complying with Trust manual handling techniques
Move dirty laundry and replace with clean linen
Collect/deliver medications and samples to/from pharmacy/wards/departments
Carry out all waste management functions as requested
Use electric tugs to move food trolleys and heavy equipment around the site
Move equipment safely throughout the hospital
Move office furniture and equipment
Ensuring that correct and safe methods of work are employed at all times with extra care shown to the safety of patients, staff and visitors.
Assist in the delivery of meals and drinks to patients under the care of the unit
Checking of equipment prior to use to ensure all faults are reported to the supervisor as they develop.
Reporting any accidents / dangerous occurrences to the Supervisors and participating in the completion of all related accident documentation.
Attend relevant statutory and non-statutory training.
Carry out duties in accordance with departmental training and Trust policies and codes of practice.
Completion of timesheets and work logs / schedules or other attendance system as required.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of general education
- NVQ level 2 experience or willingness to work towards
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good personal hygiene practices
Desirable criteria
- Able to apply health and safety and infection prevention techniques
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working within a team
- Experience of providing high quality customer service
Desirable criteria
- Proven ability to work without supervision
- Previous experience in similar working environment
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to complete task on time
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Able to follow set of instructions/program of work
Work Related Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Occupational Health clearance
- Enhanced CRB
- Flexible approach to working hours with ability to work a varied shift pattern
- Professional appearance appropriate to front of house role
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah-Jayne Ormrod
- Job title
- Ward Manager, Medical SDEC
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 419 5907
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