Porter - Day Surgery Ward

Cambridge University Hospitals; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Cambridge seeks a dedicated Porter to join their Day Surgery Ward team. The successful candidate will provide a high-quality portering service, assist with patient movements, and handle various logistics within the hospital. This role demands excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a thriving team. Offering both full-time and part-time options, this position also provides opportunities for professional development and maintaining a good work-life balance.

Benefits

Development opportunities

On-site leisure facilities

Subsidized parking

Free bus travel for staff

Qualifications

• Proven experience dealing directly with the public in a customer service led environment.
• Basic knowledge of job requirements from job description.

Responsibilities

• Provide high standards of portering service.
• Movement of patients using wheelchairs, beds and trolleys.
• Collection and delivery of patients to Outpatient areas and scanning.
• Transfer of medications and samples as needed.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues at all times.

Skills

Excellent spoken communications

Proven Team Working

Ability to work independently

Relevant safety and moving and handling training

Education

GCSE or equivalent

NVQ in Portering

Job description

Main area Porter - Day Surgery Ward Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered) Job ref 180-A-253135-REEmployer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital-Division A Town Cambridge Salary £24,465 p.a. pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 27/01/2026 23:59

Job overview

This role provides a proficient, effective and fully comprehensive portering service for a busy Day of Surgery Unit. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who has excellent interpersonal and communication skills, who is well-motivated and hardworking and able to work as part of our team.

You will be responsible for maintaining a broad professional and responsive high quality porter service to patients, staff, visitors and all service users.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of our busy and thriving team providing high standards of service in all parts of the hospital following all appropriate policies and procedures.

This will include:

• Movement of patients using wheelchairs, beds and trolleys.
• The collection and delivery of patients to Outpatient areas and scanning.
• Movement of beds to appropriate theatres in a timely fashion in order for theatre lists to run smoothly.
• Bloods, samples and specimen collection / deliveries.
• Collection of medications and stock from some departments.
• Communicate with colleagues using telephone, radio and bleep system providing a professional and friendly service at all times.
• Transfer and delivery of patient property to appropriate Wards when required.
• Respond to ad hoc requests and emergency situations, ensuring policies and procedures are followed.
• Check and report any faults or potential hazards where necessary.

Other duties may be required by the Manager / Supervisors to ensure the smooth running of the department and Hospital.

All work must be undertaken in line with Health and Safety, Infection Prevention, Security and all Trust Policy and Procedures.
You may work in an environment where there could be exposure to sensitive circumstances.

Physical Effort

You will need to have a moderate amount of fitness as this role can be physically demanding. Skillful transporting of beds, trolleys and wheelchairs is required.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1,100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of theтын people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
• or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 27th January 2026

Interviews are due to be held on 2nd February 2026

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose‑created colleague‑only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest při refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work‑life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part‑time working, job‑share, term‑time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.Person specification

Qualifications

• GCSE or equivalent
• NVQ in Portering

Experience

• Proven experience dealing directly with the public in a customer service led environment.

Knowledge

• Basic knowledge of job requirements from job description.

Skills

• Excellent spoken communications.
• Proven Team Working.
• Ability to work independently
• Relevant safety and moving and handlingBEST training

Additional Requirements

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.

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.

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