We are looking for hospital porters to work in our hospital. You'll need good communication skills and a sensitive approach when dealing with patients and their families.
You'll need:
•The ability to cope well under pressure
•The ability to act calmly and quickly in emergencies.
•The ability to cope well with sickness, death and distress.

Your day-to-day tasks will include:
•Transferring patients to and from wards and departments.
•Delivering clean linen to wards from the laundry.
•Collecting domestic and clinical waste, some of which may be hazardous.
•Moving furniture and medical equipment safely.
•Transferring files, specimen samples and pharmacy boxes to different parts of the hospital.
•Moving deceased patients to the mortuary.
•Dealing with incoming and outgoing mail
Your work could take you anywhere on the hospital site. In some hospitals you'll help with security, which could involve working on the reception desk and doing patrols.
Salary: £25000 per annum
You may get additional payments for working overtime and shifts.

You'll work around 37 to 40 hours a week, including shifts and weekends. Part-time hours are often possible.

With experience, you could progress to team leader or supervisor. You may need to have, or be working towards, qualifications qualifications in supervision and management.
experience of working with patients as a porter could be useful if you want to move into an area like the ambulance service, healthcare assistant work, or nursing.