Hospital Porter
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Occupation Type
Hospital porters
Occupation Code Skill LevelIneligible
Sponsorship EligibilityIneligible for Sponsorship
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Description
Location: Great Western Hospital, Swindon, SN3 6BB
Salary: £12.51per hour
Schedule: Part time 8 hours per week, working a Monday between hours - 10am - 6pm
Ready to impact a better future?
As a Hospital Porter in our Healthcare team, you’ll support colleagues and patients by helping to keep the hospital running smoothly through safe, dignified and efficient patient and equipment movement. Your work will have a direct positive impact on patient experience and help create a safer, calmer environment for everyone on site.
Every day, you’ll contribute to a vital service that supports the running of Great Western Hospital. You’ll help ensure patients, equipment and essential items reach the right place at the right time, supporting clinical teams and helping the hospital deliver safe, high‑quality care to its community.
What You’ll Do As a Hospital Porter
You’ll be entrusted to:
Salary: £12.51per hour
Schedule: Part time 8 hours per week, working a Monday between hours - 10am - 6pm
Ready to impact a better future?
As a Hospital Porter in our Healthcare team, you’ll support colleagues and patients by helping to keep the hospital running smoothly through safe, dignified and efficient patient and equipment movement. Your work will have a direct positive impact on patient experience and help create a safer, calmer environment for everyone on site.
Every day, you’ll contribute to a vital service that supports the running of Great Western Hospital. You’ll help ensure patients, equipment and essential items reach the right place at the right time, supporting clinical teams and helping the hospital deliver safe, high‑quality care to its community.
What You’ll Do As a Hospital Porter
You’ll be entrusted to:
- Transport patients safely and respectfully between wards, departments and clinical areas using wheelchairs, trolleys, beds or walking support when required.
You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have:
- Empathy, a helpful and cooperative manner and the ability to support patients with dignity and care.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
- Experience working in a manual‑handling or customer‑facing role.
- The physical ability to meet the demands of a busy hospital environment, including pushing, pulling and long periods of standing.
Vetting And Checks
An Enhanced DBS check is required for this role. This includes spent and unspent convictions, cautions, and any relevant information held by local police, in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and safeguarding requirements. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to allow us to provide any support needed for you to succeed in the role.
Discover all you need to keep growing
We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.
What We Offer
An Enhanced DBS check is required for this role. This includes spent and unspent convictions, cautions, and any relevant information held by local police, in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and safeguarding requirements. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to allow us to provide any support needed for you to succeed in the role.
Discover all you need to keep growing
We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.
What We Offer
- Salary: Competitive salaries with annual reviews
- Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
- Holidays: 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
- Training and development: We offer a wide range of learning opportunities with over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.
By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.
Apply
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At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.
At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.