Facilities Assistant – Porter | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Altrincham, WA14 2RQ
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 16:00-20:00 (Mon & Friday); weekends, bank holidays and Christmas may be required
Disability Confident: Yes
Closing Date: 31/05/2026
About this job
We are looking for a Facilities Assistant – Porter to provide a full and comprehensive portering and cleaning service to the Altrincham site of Manchester Foundation Trust hospitals.
Key responsibilities include:
- Transfer of patients between wards and departments using bed, trolley and wheelchair.
- Move case request forms, specimens, medicines, equipment, furniture and other items between wards and departments.
- Respond to non‑scheduled task instructions from the Helpdesk via a hand‑held device and record completion times.
- Report any issues or delays to the Helpdesk to maintain an audit trail.
- Collect all refuse, including special waste and soiled linen, from wards and departments and deliver to designated holding areas.
- Ensure waste and linen storage areas remain safe, clean, tidy, secure, and that containers are locked.
- Assist other facilities services such as catering and domestic to ensure seamless delivery of services.
Additional details and specific skills can be found in the Job Description & Person Specification documents.
Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity Matters MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating unlawful discrimination across our workforce.
All individuals, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.
As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.
We are a Disability Confident employer.
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