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Bank porter

The closing date is 29 August 2025

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Job summary

Porter (Bank) Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital | Nursing | Bank | Adhoc | Part time £12.33 per hour

Main duties of the job

As a Hospital Porter, you will: Be part of a close-knit professional team Collect and return patients to their individual rooms, before and after surgery Work with your colleagues to ensure that the theatre environment and its equipment are fully functioning Help with the cleaning of the theatre environment and equipment Work in a fast-moving clinical environment Maintain constant and effective interaction with our theatre team

About us

Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital The Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital is situated next to the Nuffield Health Devonshire Gym, in Derriford, Plymouth and we have been part of the Plymouth community since 1971. We have 3 main theatres - 2 laminar flow and 1 digital, a fully JAG accredited endoscopy suite, a 35-bedded ward with one 4 bedded bay and one 2 bedded bay. Our outpatients department has 12 consulting rooms. We carry out treatment under a range of specialities including Orthopaedics, Plastic Surgery and Neurosurgery. We recently were rated in the top 50 hospitals in the country for our total hip replacement patient outcomes.

Details

Date posted

01 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12 to £12 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

JR0089593

Job locations

Derriford Road Plymouth Devon

Plymouth

PL6 8BG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Working on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability. Are you good with people? Do you feel comfortable with physical work, like pushing beds and lifting heavy equipment? If so, this is a fantastic opportunity to join the UK's largest Healthcare Charity, where you can enjoy a highly rewarding role. We're taking care of the nation's health and it starts with you. Helping you feel good. We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. This includes holiday in line with the working time directive, access to our pension scheme and discounted gym membership at £25.00 a month. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role. It starts with you.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Working on the bank means you are not contracted to a set number of hours per week but instead work on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and your availability. Are you good with people? Do you feel comfortable with physical work, like pushing beds and lifting heavy equipment? If so, this is a fantastic opportunity to join the UK's largest Healthcare Charity, where you can enjoy a highly rewarding role. We're taking care of the nation's health and it starts with you. Helping you feel good. We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. This includes holiday in line with the working time directive, access to our pension scheme and discounted gym membership at £25.00 a month. Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today. If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role. It starts with you.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • As a Porter at our hospital, you'll need to be a good communicator, as this role involves helping our patients to feel relaxed and reassured, before and after surgery.

Experience

Essential

  • It's also essential that you're happy to undergo our Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, as part of your application.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • As a Porter at our hospital, you'll need to be a good communicator, as this role involves helping our patients to feel relaxed and reassured, before and after surgery.

Experience

Essential

  • It's also essential that you're happy to undergo our Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, as part of your 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Nuffield Health

Address

Derriford Road Plymouth Devon

Plymouth

PL6 8BG


Employer's website

https://www.nuffieldhealthcareers.com (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Nuffield Health

Address

Derriford Road Plymouth Devon

Plymouth

PL6 8BG


Employer's website

https://www.nuffieldhealthcareers.com (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Talent Acquisition

People Support Centre

careers@nuffieldhealth.com

03001235080

Details

Date posted

01 August 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12 to £12 an hour

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

JR0089593

Job locations

Derriford Road Plymouth Devon

Plymouth

PL6 8BG


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