Job Description:
Theatre Porter
King Edward VII's Hospital, 5-10 Beaumont Street, Marylebone, London W1G 6AA
Permanent (37.5hrs) On-Site
£28,000- £30,000 + Fantastic Benefits
Monday to Saturday
Various shift patterns available
How you’ll help us make health happen.
King Edward VII’s Hospital is a 56‑bed private hospital in Marylebone with four operating theatres, delivering consultant‑led care across elective, day‑case, and inpatient surgery
We provide a broad range of planned elective and day‑case surgeries across its four operating theatres, with a focus on high‑quality, consultant‑led private care. Surgical services include orthopaedic procedures, women’s health and gynaecology, urology, and general surgery. The hospital also delivers endoscopy and diagnostic procedures, ophthalmic surgery, dermatology and minor surgery, with an emphasis on minimally invasive techniques, efficient patient pathways, and rapid recovery.
Key Responsibilities
1. To respond to all requests for Theatre portering services
2. Operate systems and maintain accurate logs
3. Reports and follow processes and procedures
4. Assures the safety and welfare of all staff, patients and visitors.
5. Undertake duties in accordance with Theatre Department’s policies and procedures.
6. Recognise and respond in an appropriate and proportionate manner to any situation which has the potential to threaten the safety or security or well-being of the hospital, its patients, visitors and staff.
7. Maintain effective logs and records of activity. Promote, support and encourage the seamless flow of information both to and from the Theatre portering team and the hospital at large to be able to anticipate, rather than be react to, changing circumstances within the hospital.
8. Ensure you present yourself with duty in a timely manner and are dressed and equipped so as to maintain and always display the highest professional standards.
9. To escort patients from the Theatre department to their rooms and to and from any of the hospital’s departments.
10. To perform the change of all medical gases as and when required and store empty cylinders in the appropriate area and enter the cylinder log such changes.
11. To comply with and complete any services required and any scheduled tasks requested within hours of duty.
12. Observe and report visitor and patient movement and access to restricted parts of the Hospital.
13. Ensure compliance with all Health and Safety and Environmental safety requirements.
Key Skills / Qualifications:
14. Qualified to GCSE level standard
15. Previous Portering experience within a hospital environment is essential
16. Assertive and able to deal with conflict
17. Good written and spoken English.
18. Good communication and strong interpersonal skills.
19. Excellent telephone manner.
20. Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
21. Able to work on own initiative, prioritise work and meet deadlines
Benefits
At King Edward VII’s Hospital, we want to reward our staff for the amazing job that they do.
As part of the team, you will have access to a range of benefits for your work and home life.
We offer a variety of benefits that take into consideration how you commute to work, your health and well-being and recognising your service and any staff referrals you make to the Hospital.
Take a look at the full range of benefits on offer when working here:
22. Annual leave entitlement of 25 days + bank holidays increasing with length of service
23. In-house training for all staff
24. Company pension scheme
25. Interest free travel loan
26. Private healthcare (Eligible after 12m)
27. Bicycle Loan Scheme
28. Retailer discounts
29. Employee Assistance Programme
Part of a Globally Trusted Healthcare Group
When you join King Edward VII, you also become part of Bupa — a global healthcare leader with the scale, stability and expertise of a major international brand. Being backed by Bupa means access to an extensive network of clinical and operational specialists, shared best practice from across the organisation, and the support of well‑established systems that help you grow, develop and deliver exceptional care. Our size gives us strength, while our purpose keeps us personal.
We champion diversity and want our people to reflect the communities we serve. Everyone is encouraged to “Be you at Bupa”, and we actively welcome colleagues from all backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa takes pride in being a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and will aim to offer an interview/assessment to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. We’re committed to ensuring you’re treated fairly during the recruitment process and offer reasonable adjustments to anyone who may benefit from accommodations to the recruitment process.
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Time Type:
Full time
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Locations:
King Edwards VII Hospital