Porter & Security Officer

Transformationunitgm; Poole; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Poole is seeking a Porter & Security Officer to provide efficient services across hospitals. This role involves transporting patients, managing gas cylinders, and responding to emergencies. Ideal candidates will have experience in security or care roles, be reliable, and possess a standard of education equivalent to GCSE English and Math. The position is full-time with a salary of £24,465 per annum.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Porter, security, or Caretaking type role.
• Ability to prioritise and work as part of a team.
• Health & Safety and Security awareness.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients to and from various locations within the hospital.
• Respectfully remove the deceased to the Mortuary.
• Continually monitor and replace gas cylinders.
• Deliver/collection of blood products and specimens.
• Respond to alarm activations and security incidents.

Skills

Reliable/Trustworthy

Customer Care

Ability to work under pressure

Team collaboration

Education

GCSE English and Math A – C level or equivalent

Tools

NHS IT systems

Job description

Main area Porter & Security Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Rotational Shifts Required) Job ref 153-CO05460

Employer University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Poole Hospital Town Poole Salary £24,465 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 22/02/2026 23:59

Porter & Security Officer - Poole Hospital

Band 2

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.

Job overview

University Hospitals Dorset are looking to recruit a Porter & Security Officer to provide an efficient & effective service to all wards and departments within the hospitals, 24-hours, 7-days a week. As part of the Transformation of UHD sites successful applicants will be expected to transfer to Royal Bournemouth Hospital in 2026/27

Base Location: Poole Hospital/Royal Bournemouth

Interview Date: 2nd March 2026

Main duties of the job

• Transport patients to and from various locations within the hospital in a prompt, efficient and courteous manner, ensuring the safety, reassurance and comfort of patients.
• Respectful removal of the deceased to the Mortuary and completion of the necessary entries in the Mortuary Register.
• Continual monitoring and replacement of gas cylinders to all areas.
• The daily collection of Pharmacy boxes from wards and departments for restocking and distribution.
• Contribute to the maintenance of a healthy and safe environment for patients,
• Respond the requests to move furniture and equipment
• Replenish medical gas cylinders in a safe and prompt way, ensuring that removals and changes are carried out safely
• The delivery/collection of blood products, laboratory specimens and samples to/from wards/pathology using an electronic recording system as required
• Collection of all waste clinical and non-clinical, segregated to the correct waste areas
• Respond to alarm activations, security incidents and ‘2222’ emergency calls to all Trust buildings and grounds.
• Apply appropriate Prevention Management of Violence & Aggression (PMVA) up to and including restraint techniques as situations dictate
• Helicopter response

Working for our organisation

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not bereimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women’s, DEN, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert. Previous applicants need not aply.

Person specification

Knowledge

• Working without direct supervision
• Radio communications experience
• Work with NHS IT systems

Other

• Current Full Driving License
• Reliable/Trustworthy

Qualifications

• A good general standard of education up to and including
• GCSE English and Math A – C level or equivalent

Experience

• Experience in a Porter, security, or Caretaking type role
• Previous experience within a hospital environment
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to prioritise
• Ability to use initiative Employing tact and diplomacy
• Health & Safety
• Security
• Customer Care

Please note:

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.