About this role
Job summary
PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
Closing Date: 09th November 2026
Shortlisting to take place: W/C 10th November 2026
Interviews to take place: 18th/20th/23rd/24th November 2026
Due to current Home Office Guidelines, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is unable to provide sponsorship for this role.
To support patient experience and patient flow by undertaking all portering related duties. This includes primarily the transportation of patients to and from wards and departments, the movement of goods, including but not limited to post, pharmacy, gas cylinders, specimens, bloods, furniture and stores items, supplies, waste and linen and any other duties appropriate to the grade, which may be assigned from time to time.
Main duties of the job
- The safe and efficient transportation of patients including any personal belongings or required equipment, using trolleys, beds or wheelchairs. Transferring patients and equipment to and from all wards and departments throughout the hospital sites.
- Transportation of goods, stores, furniture, notes, x-rays, and any other items on request.
- Transportation of bloods and specimens to the appropriate labs and from labs to appropriate wards and departments.
- Transportation of deceased patients from wards, departments and A&E to the mortuary. Assist with Mortuary viewings when requested.
- Exchange and movement of oxygen and other medical gas cylinders from gas cylinder storage areas across sites
- Utilisation of communication devices such as ipods and radios to receive jobs and communicate with Team Leaders and or Resource Allocator.
- Run the post room during opening hours. Ensure the safe acceptance, delivery and transfer of post items to external companies from across the sites. Ensure the safe acceptance, delivery and transfer of post items internally
- Deal with Visitors, staff and patients queries in a courteous, effective and efficient manner.
- Report in a timely manner any Health and Safety issues or incidents
About us
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
- We value people
- We are one team
- We care
We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant working experience within a customer focused environment
Desirable
- Working in a Hospital/ Care Home/ Healthcare Environment
- Portering Work Experience
Skills
Essential
- Ability to follow instructions (verbal and written)
- Ability to work within agreed procedures and deadlines and to use initiative appropriately to deal with unexpected situations
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
Desirable
- Knowledge of portering services and how this impacts on patient care and services delivered within the hospital
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry level 3 or above in literacy
Desirable
- Entry level 2 or above in numeracy, or willing to undertake training to achieve.
- Health & Safety Training
- Customer Service Training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bradford Royal Infirmary
Bradford
BD9 6RJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)