• Job Description

  Req#: C9287-26-0460?language=en&page=124&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  The role of a Porter is instrumental to the smooth running of the Hospital, you will move patients, deliver patient meals and manage safe movement of other medical equipment. Porters should have the ability to work quickly and calmly in emergencies, have good interpersonal skills with the ability to listen and empathise, be patient and tolerant, a good physical fitness and have the ability follow instructions and work to tight time constraints.

  Main duties of the job

  • You will be responsible for supporting service improvements and encouraging the delivery of high productivity; supported by excellent customer care.

    You will be able to work on your own initiative and under direction, whilst maintaining confidentiality and discretion at all times. The ability to prioritise your own workload and multi-task, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.

    In this role you will be required to provide a customer focused Porter service.

    Successful applicants must have:

    • • Good verbal and written communication skills.
      • Good Customer Service Skills.
      • Understanding for health and safety issues.
      • Ability to work within a team and on your own.
      • Ability to use tact and diplomacy in all situations.
      • Able to react flexibly in changing circumstances.
      • Basic computer skills.

  About us

  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

  We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

  UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

  For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

  Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

  For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.

  Details

  Date posted

  17 March 2026

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 2

  Salary

  £24,465 a year per annum pro rata

  Contract

  Bank

  Working pattern

  Flexible working

  Reference number

  287-BANK-24-26

  Job locations

  Liverpool University Hospitals

  Lower Lane

  Liverpool

  L9 7AL

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • Transport of patients to wards and departments including emergency bed and stretcher patients.
  • Take specimens to laboratories.
  • Take medical gases to and from wards to change flo meters.
  • Collect soiled linen and rubbish from wards and departments.
  • Collect clinical waste from wards and departments.
  • Deliver meal trolleys to and from wards.
  • Removal of bodies from wards and departments, putting bodies of view for relatives and assisting shift manager on BDIs and DOAs.
  • Delivery of equipment to wards and departments.
  • Attending fire response at the request of line manager.
  • Delivery of drugs from wards and departments including controlled drugs.
  • Post-room duties.
  • Any other designated duties as and when required by the portering management.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  • Transport of patients to wards and departments including emergency bed and stretcher patients.
  • Take specimens to laboratories.
  • Take medical gases to and from wards to change flo meters.
  • Collect soiled linen and rubbish from wards and departments.
  • Collect clinical waste from wards and departments.
  • Deliver meal trolleys to and from wards.
  • Removal of bodies from wards and departments, putting bodies of view for relatives and assisting shift manager on BDIs and DOAs.
  • Delivery of equipment to wards and departments.
  • Attending fire response at the request of line manager.
  • Delivery of drugs from wards and departments including controlled drugs.
  • Post-room duties.
  • Any other designated duties as and when required by the portering management.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • NVQ2 or equivalent

  Skills

  Essential

  • Good written and verbal skills

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • An understanding of SOP's and policies relating to the area

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • NVQ2 or equivalent

  Skills

  Essential

  • Good written and verbal skills

  Knowledge

  Essential

  • An understanding of SOP's and policies relating to the area

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Additional information

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Liverpool University Hospitals

  Lower Lane

  Liverpool

  L9 7AL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Liverpool University Hospitals

  Lower Lane

  Liverpool

  L9 7AL

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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