Job summary
Theatre Porter for Operating Theatres. The role includes a good amount of moving and handling. There is also some patient contact and some stores responsibilities. Assisting in the maintenance of a clean and uncluttered environment.
Main duties of the job
Come and join our enthusiastic, dynamic, flexible and professional theatre team based at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital.
The Surgical Division is seeking a Theatre porter to be based in then Operating Theatres. The post-holder will provide a range of support duties within the Theatre suite. You will need to be flexible over a range of shift patterns.
Your main duties will include assisting with both patient and non-patient manual handling, cleaning duties and waste management and ensuring the department is tidy. There are also Stores responsibilities, ensuring that stores are moved, put away and collected as necessary.You must have good interpersonal, communication and organisational skills and be able to remain calm in a busy environment. This is a demanding role which requires a good level of physical resilience.
If you are a team player with good communication and organisational skills and have the motivation and desire to help others, then please consider applying.
We are based in Winchester Royal Hampshire Hospital. You will be part of a small but busy team who assist in the running of operating theatres.
About us
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Details Date posted
05 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,169 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
251-SURG6261-NIGH
Job locations
Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Romsey Road
Winchester
SO22 5DG
Job description Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Job description Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.
Person Specification Training & Qualifications Essential
* oGood standard of education including numeracy and literacy skills
Desirable
* oCustomer care training or similar experience.
Experience & Knowledge Essential
* oExperience of working in a busy environment with conflicting demands
Desirable
* oExperience of working in an NHS environment or public sector.
Skills & Ability Essential
* oGood verbal and written communication skills, including excellent telephone manner.
Desirable
* oProblem solving skills.
Person Specification Training & Qualifications Essential
* oGood standard of education including numeracy and literacy skills
Desirable
* oCustomer care training or similar experience.
Experience & Knowledge Essential
* oExperience of working in a busy environment with conflicting demands
Desirable
* oExperience of working in an NHS environment or public sector.
Skills & Ability Essential
* oGood verbal and written communication skills, including excellent telephone manner.
Desirable
* oProblem solving skills.
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
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Romsey Road
Winchester
SO22 5DG
Employer's website
https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details Employer name
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Romsey Road
Winchester
SO22 5DG
Employer's website
https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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