Porter / Waste PorterNHS

Nuneaton, CV10 7DJ Permanent £25,272

Posted 10 September 2026 Closing date 24 September 2026

Bermuda Park Rail Station (0.8 miles, direct) Shenton Rail Station (Battlefield Line) (6.6 miles, direct) Arena Shopping Park (4.8 miles, direct)

Job summary

**PLEASE NOTE: This role is not eligible for current or future visa sponsorship**

Porter / Waste Porter

37.5 hours per week (Shift Pattern below)

Permanent

Salary: £25,272 per annum

Closing Date: Thursday 24th September 2026

Interview Date: TBC

**This post may close early due tohigh 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.

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Shift Pattern - (2 x 7am - 7pm, 2 x 7pm - 7am - 4 off repeated)

Main duties of the job

To provide a portering service to all wards & departments. To escort and convey patients by wheelchair, bed or trolley.
To distribute food trolleys and boxes - and food items.
To transfer various specimens or bloods to the pathology department andother wards and departments.
To collect prescriptions and drug books from wards and departments and deliver them to the Pharmacy department.
To move & change medical gas cylinders as requested.
To attend fire calls.
To assist at cardiac arrests.
To transport records, X-rays, furniture, equipment and materials.
To undertake mortuary duties as required - viewings, BID's.
To report any suspicious incidents and assist, where necessary.
When required, assist with low level security requests.
To cover staff in the post room - sorting incoming and outgoing Mail - distribute to all wards and departments.
To collect general clinical, waste - cytotoxic refuse and sharp boxes from all areas on site, if required.
Attends mandatory training courses.
Ensure that when a deceased patient is transported from the ward they are treated with due dignity and respect.
Operate a communication device to keep in touch with other staff in the department.
Attendance at all sessions is mandatory, these include moving & handling, resuscitation, infection control, clinical governance, fire training and Dealing with Conflict training. Training in safe handling of medical gases.
Training in safe handling of all medical gases/ safe handling of liquid nitrogen.

Job description

To provide a portering service to all wards & departments.
To escort and convey patients by wheelchair, bed or trolley.
To distribute food trolleys, boxes and food items
To transfer various specimens or bloods to the pathology department andother wards and departments.
To collect prescriptions and drug books from wards and departments and deliver them to the Pharmacy department.
To distribute and change medical gas cylinders as requested.
To attend fire calls.
To assist at cardiac arrests.
To transport records, X-rays, furniture, equipment and materials.
To undertake mortuary duties as required - viewings, BIDs.
To report any suspicious incidents and assist where necessary.
When required, assist with low level security requests.
When required, assist with car parking duties.
To cover staff in the post room - sorting incoming and outgoing Mail - distribute to all wards and departments.
To collect general clinical, waste - cytotoxic refuse and sharp boxes from all areas on site if required.
Attends mandatory training courses.
Ensure that when a deceased patient is transported from the ward they are treated with due dignity and respect.
Operate a communication device to keep in touch with other staff in the department.
Booking taxis when needed & keeping clear records of requests for taxis especially the full name of the person who has authorised it.
Attendance at all sessions is mandatory, these include: moving & handling, resuscitation, infection control, clinical governance, fire training and dealing with Conflict training. Training in safe handling of medical gases, Training in safe handling of all medical gases/ safe handling of liquid nitrogen.

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

About us

Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

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, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

If you are applying for a Domestic Assistant or Health Care Assistant role you may be eligible for the refer a friend scheme - find out more here: https://www.geh.nhs.uk/about-us/people-and-workforce/vacancies/refer-friend-scheme

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