Main area Theatre Porter Grade Band 2 Contract 12 months (Fixed term) Hours Full time – 37.5 hours per week (Nights, weekends, bank holidays) Job ref 411-ACU-26-8055858
Employer Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Alder hey Childrens Hospital Town Liverpool Salary £25,272 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/10/2026 23:59
Theatre Porter
Band 2
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
- Safe escort of patients to and from theatres, wards and other departments in accordance with Trust policy
- Maintain and clean patient theatre trolleys in accordance with the SOP
- Provide a clog wash service to the theatre department
- Be aware of and adhere to trust policies and procedures at all times: Health and Safety, COSHH, Fire, Lifting and handling and Security Regulations
- Collect and sign for blood products from main laboratory and transport to theatre
- Completion of safety and cleaning checklists
- Support the anaesthetic and recovery teams with the safe induction and emergence from anaesthesia by acting as a chaperone
A 24-hour theatre service is provided at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. This is achieved either by the internal rotation of staff or an on-call service. The practitioner will be required to participate in providing a 24-hour theatre service.
Main duties of the job
Maintain and clean patient theatre trolley’s in accordance with the SOP
Provide a clog wash service to the theatre department
Be aware of and adhere to trust policies and procedures at all times: Health and Safety, COSHH, Fire, Lifting and handling and Security Regulations
Collect and sign for blood products from main laboratory and transport to theatre
Completion of safety and cleaning checklists
Carry out routine checking of specimens and deliver specimens to Histopathology, Haematology and Bacteriology etc. in a timely fashion.
Account for blood placed in fridge
Undertake duties to support the massive haemorrhage team, carrying the bleep and responding accordingly
Support the decontamination team outside of their normal working hours
Provide support to the materials management team, as and when required
Communicate effectively with ward/theatre staff including answering telephones and bleeps
Ensure corridors are free from hazards and debris maintaining a safe environment for staff, public and patients
Any other reasonable management request
Working for our organisation
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital cares for over 330,000 children, young people and their families every year.
As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.
In 2015 we opened a state-of-the-art hospital alongside a brand new research, innovation and education centre. Alder Hey in the Park and the Institute in the Park bring together excellent care, technology and design to provide the best possible healing environment for children and their families.
In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Alder Park Building in North Liverpool.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for the full duties and the main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
- Basic IT skills
- Theatre Experience
Education and Training
- Keen to work in a Theatre department
- Experience of working within a multi-professional workforce
- NHS experience
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.
Please declare within the supporting information if artificial intelligence (AI) has been used in your application.
Please note, the selection processes at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse the tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Zara Barnbrock Job title Clinical Manager for Education & QA Email address zara.barnbrock@alderhey.nhs.uk Additional information
Zara Barnbrock – Zara.Barnbrock@alderhey.nhs.uk
Clinical Manager – Education & Development
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