Theatre Porter

Job summary

We are looking for hard working and pro active theatre porters to join our team working in Theatres at the North Hampshire Hospital. We have 7 Operating Theatres covering a wide range of specialities including Orthopaedics/ Colorectal/ Hepatobiliary/ Urology/ Gynae and Obstetrics. As a porter working within Theatres, you will support the team during operating procedures as well as playing a crucial role in the efficient turn around of Theatres to maximise utilisation.

Main duties of the job

To work with supervision and guidance in providing and maintaining a high standard of patient care for those patients undergoing surgery. The post holder will be expected to undertake Peri-operative circulating duties and work as part of a multi-professional team. The post holder will also be required to collect patients from the ward, escort them to the anaesthetic room/theatre, providing comfort and support whilst maintaining respect, privacy and dignity and confidentiality.

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.