Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Theatre Porter

The closing date is 24 March 2026

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen to join our team of Theatre Porters at Hexham General Hospital. You will work as part of a small team supporting the running of the operating theatres.

Duties include transporting equipment and instruments between departments, moving and transferring patients, waste management, stores and the transportation of specimens etc.

You will need to be flexible and reliable in your approach to work and compassionate during patient contact. You will also need to fit enough to deal with this physically demanding role.

The post may involve 7 days working. Experience in healthcare is desirable but not essential as full training will be given to the right candidate.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received

Main duties of the job

Outside Duties

To assist in the direction of patients and visitors.The conveyance and movement of patients.The collection and delivery of pharmacy , linen, refuse, clinical waste, trolleys, stores, beds, equipment and records to designated areas.Reception and movement of medical gas cylinders within Health And Safety guidelines.Changing medical gas cylinders and manifolds.Maintenance of equipment.Deliver to the mortuary.Transport clinical waste, rubbish etc.

Inside Duties

Putting sterile trays and equipment away.Assisting with the movement of patients inside theatres and recovery.Assist in moving equipment.Putting away stores in appropriate areas.Place sealed clinical waste bags into the clinical waste dispenser using appropriate protective gloves and aprons where appropriate.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE VACANCIES PRIOR TO THE ADVERTISED CLOSING DATE WHEN WE ARE IN RECEIPT OF SUFFICIENT APPLICATIONS

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Date posted

10 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7815905GH

Job locations

Hexham General Hospital

Corbridge Road

Hexham

NE46 1QJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

The provision of a high quality, efficient patient orientated service and compliance with the Trust Patient Confidentiality Policy.

Working on a rotational basis both inside and outside the theatre completing duties as necessary.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The provision of a high quality, efficient patient orientated service and compliance with the Trust Patient Confidentiality Policy.

Working on a rotational basis both inside and outside the theatre completing duties as necessary.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

NVQ 2 training course

Experience

Essential

Ability to work as a team member

Desirable

Experience working within health care role

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

NVQ 2 training course

Experience

Essential

Ability to work as a team member

Desirable

Experience working within health care role

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hexham General Hospital

Corbridge Road

Hexham

NE46 1QJ

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hexham General Hospital

Corbridge Road

Hexham

NE46 1QJ

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)