Bank Porter

Danderhall, Scotland, United Kingdom

7/18/2025

Job Description

Bank Porter | Spire Shawfair Park Hospital - Edinburgh | Weekly Pay

Spire Shawfair Park Hospital is looking for a Porter to join the Portering team on a bank basis.

Please only apply if you have a full clean UK driving license.

Duties Included In This Role

• Transfer, transport and guide patients safely around the hospital, as required, in a caring, sympathetic and professional manner
• Collect and deliver clean and dirty linen
• Collect and dispose of refuse domestic and clinical waste and recycling (with appropriate training)
• Assist with the general security of the hospital buildings and associated grounds
• Arrange furniture and equipment
• Undertake reception/switchboard duties as required
• Ensure the maintenance of good working relationships, communications and team work in the hospital and within the department
• Assist with administrative tasks where required for example answering the telephone, helping prepare medical records etc
• Carry out any other duty that reasonably falls within the general nature and level of responsibility of the post
  
  

The Ideal Candidate Will Have

• Excellent communication skills and presentation are essential
• Ability to delivery excellent customer service
• Ability to work independently and priories according to various demands
• A full, clean driving licence is essential
  
  

Benefits

We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• Bank colleagues are paid weekly
• We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
• Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
• Access to Spire Healthcare pension
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Full induction, including mandatory training updates
• Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
• Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist resourcing team.
  
  

We commit to our employee’s well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland, Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care.

For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

About Us

At Spire Healthcare, caring is our passion. We have been putting patients at the heart of everything we do for over 25 years. We’re committed to looking after people, both patients and staff. We deliver high standards of care to our insured, self-pay and NHS patients across 39 hospitals and 33 clinics, medical centres and consulting rooms. Our successful business is led by an experienced and stable senior management team, we provide the highest quality of care through the latest medical technology, new facilities, and a focus on inspiring leadership and employee development.

We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.