Hospital Porter
Location: Croydon
Are you practical, dependable and looking for a role where your work makes a difference every day?
We are looking for hardworking Hospital Porters to support the smooth running of a busy hospital environment in South London.
Working alongside clinical and facilities teams, you will be responsible for a variety of essential duties, helping to ensure the hospital remains safe, organised and accessible for patients, visitors and staff. This is a varied, hands-on position suited to someone who enjoys keeping busy and takes pride in providing a helpful and reliable service.
As a Hospital Porter your duties will cover a range of portering and general facilities support, including:
- Collecting and transporting clinical, domestic and confidential waste, as well as laundry, from hospital departments and associated buildings, following the correct handling and disposal procedures.
- Supporting reception and security duties, including monitoring CCTV, managing visitor sign-in procedures and issuing keys.
- Moving furniture, equipment and supplies between departments and providing general delivery support across the hospital.
- Assisting with internal department moves and smaller relocation projects across hospital buildings.
- Carrying out regular checks of internal and external communal areas, ensuring corridors, entrances, waste areas and public spaces are kept clean, tidy and free from obstructions.
- Identifying and safely removing discarded items, including linen cages, trolleys and other unwanted materials, using the appropriate protective equipment where necessary.
- Assisting with patient transfers between hospital departments, external facilities and residential addresses when required.
- Delivering essential supplies to community departments, including pharmacy deliveries, post distribution and confidential waste collections.
- Supporting the Facilities Team Leader during emergency evacuations and other urgent situations.
To be considered for the Hospital Porter, you will need:
- Previous experience working as a Hospital Porter or in a similar portering/facilities role.
- A valid Standard DBS check dated within the last 12 months.
- A full UK driving licence - Desirable
- Good written and spoken English.
- A reliable, flexible and hardworking approach.
- The ability to work independently and as part of a wider team.
This position is subject to satisfactory references and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Interested in applying?If you have previous portering experience and are available to start immediately, we would love to hear from you!
Please send across your latest CV for consideration.
Please note that due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to respond to every applicant. If you have not been contacted within seven days, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.
Zoom Recruitment Services Ltd is a specialist recruitment agency supplying permanent, temporary and contract staff across the NHS, Commercial, Logistics, Industrial and Technical sectors. We are accredited members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and are committed to following professional and ethical working practices.
