The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Logistics Porter

The closing date is 28 January 2026

Job summary

Are you enthusiastic, reliable, and passionate about helping others? Were looking for dedicated and hardworking individuals to join our Portering Team as a Logistics Porter.

In this role, you will play a vital part in supporting the Trust by:

Safely and efficiently transferring patients throughout the hospital
Assisting with the timely collection and delivery of specimens and essential equipment
Ensuring every patients experience is handled with dignity, care, and respect

You will be part of a dynamic team at the heart of hospital operations, making a real difference every day.

If you are a team player with a strong work ethic and a commitment to excellent patient service, we will love to hear from you!

We have 1 part time position working as follows -

Week 1 - 2 days - 15 hours Week 2 - 3 days - 22.5 hours Over a 24 hour period.

Please clearly state which shift pattern you are applying for on your application *

Please note that this role is not on the Home Office list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.

* **Previous applicants need not apply**

We reserve the right to close this advert early, once we receive sufficient applications.

Main duties of the job

Patient Transport

Patient transport by wheelchair, trolley or bed safely between wards, operating theatres, X-Ray, Radiology, discharge and emergency departments in a timeous manner.

Collect and deliver specimens, bloods and samples to the relevant areas, Pathology laboratories in a safe and timeous manner.

Assist in rapid patient movement during crash calls or urgent situations i.e. major haemorrhages and fire alarm procedures.

Movement of deceased patients to the mortuary.

Equipment & Supplies Changing of medical gas cylinders in manifolds rooms as required.

Delivery of all medical air (BOC) to relevant areas as required.

Undertake the collection of refuse, cardboard, clinical waste etc. within the Trusts buildings and segregation of the same for disposal and transfer to respective areas.

Disposal and bailing of waste and cardboard using compactors and bailer. Sorting of mail and delivery throughout Trust buildings.

Deliver goods, stock and equipment from receipt and distribution in a timeous manner.

Responsible for the distribution of non-stock items/goods to wards/departments, ensuring that a signature is obtained on delivery on an ad-hoc.

Delivery of medical equipment (e.g. beds, trolleys, monitors oxygen cylinders and any other medical equipment) as required.

Undertake all ward/office moves within trust buildings (i.e. furniture, equipment, medical equipment) as required.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Date posted

14 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

000956

Job locations

Dewsbury District Hospital

Dewsbury

West Yorkshire

WF13 4HS

Job description

Job responsibilities

Qualifications:

Good standard of education in English and Maths

Experience:

Good interpersonal and communication skills
Working well as part of a team

Knowledge and Awareness:

Understanding of the need to maintain confidentiality
Awareness of diversity

Please see the full job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Qualifications:

Good standard of education in English and Maths

Experience:

Good interpersonal and communication skills
Working well as part of a team

Knowledge and Awareness:

Understanding of the need to maintain confidentiality
Awareness of diversity

Please see the full job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

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.