TheatrePool Night Porter Band 2 (10.007 (2025))
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Job Summary
Job Title: Theatre Porter Band 2 (Nights)
Reference No: 10.007 (2025)
Department / Directorate: Logistics & Portering / Estates & Facilities Management Directorate
Reports to: Logistics & Portering Manager or Deputy
Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) is an exciting and dynamic place to work. The team at the Hospital are in the midst of implementing a new hospitalstrategythat has already delivered on the opening of a new renal unit day surgery centre step down facility in the community and the start of building works on a new ICU extension. It is an exciting time to join the TUH team and one of Irelands main teaching hospitals with so many plans to enhance patient care. The Hospital believes in investing in their team and offers excellent education and research opportunities.
TUH is one of Irelands largest acute teaching hospitals adult psychiatric and age-related healthcare on one site. The Hospital has 450 adult beds with over 3500 people on staff and more than 50 different nationalities represented. The Hospital is a provider of local regional and national specialties. It is also a national urology centre the second largest provider of dialysis services in the country a regional orthopaedic trauma centre and a designated trauma unit.
TUH is one of the two main academic teaching hospitals of Trinity College Dublin - specialising in the training and professional development of staff in areas such as medicine nursing health and social care professionals emergency medicine and surgery amongst many others. TUH is part of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group which serves a population of over 1.2 million across seven counties.
TUH Vision and Values
The vision of the Hospital is People Caring for People to Live Better Lives through excellent health outcomes supported by evidenced based practice positive patient and staff experience in an empowering and caring environment. A culture of innovation and quality improvement in everything we do.
Our TUH CARE values for patients their families our community and staff are:
A full overview of TUH is available on us
purpose of the role:
The Theatre Night Porter Band 2 will assist the multi-functional teams in the Theatre to ensure the smooth running of Portering Services to the Theatre and associated areas when required and perform duties as directed by the Logistics and Portering Management team.
overview of role:
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Qualifications & Experience required
Must have:
Reward & Recognition
Application process
Applications can be submitted on-line at by completing the application form and attaching your CV. Candidates should be aware that when applying for a post through the On-Line Application System (Candidate Manager) they will receive an automated replying acknowledging receipt of their application. Should you for any reason not receive this automated acknowledgement you should notify the Human Resources Department before the closing date otherwise your application will not be considered.
All candidates should note that in order to maintain a timely process the closing date and time for receipt of applications will be strictly adhered to.
Informal Enquiries to:
Portering & Logistics Manager
Derek McDonnell - Telephone (01)or email
Closing Date: Before close of business on Wednesday 22nd October 2025
TUH Core Competencies:
Please go to for details of the core competencies
Reference No: 10.007 (2025)
Department / Directorate: Logistics & Portering / Estates & Facilities Management Directorate
Reports to: Logistics & Portering Manager or Deputy
Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) is an exciting and dynamic place to work. The team at the Hospital are in the midst of implementing a new hospitalstrategythat has already delivered on the opening of a new renal unit day surgery centre step down facility in the community and the start of building works on a new ICU extension. It is an exciting time to join the TUH team and one of Irelands main teaching hospitals with so many plans to enhance patient care. The Hospital believes in investing in their team and offers excellent education and research opportunities.
TUH is one of Irelands largest acute teaching hospitals adult psychiatric and age-related healthcare on one site. The Hospital has 450 adult beds with over 3500 people on staff and more than 50 different nationalities represented. The Hospital is a provider of local regional and national specialties. It is also a national urology centre the second largest provider of dialysis services in the country a regional orthopaedic trauma centre and a designated trauma unit.
TUH is one of the two main academic teaching hospitals of Trinity College Dublin - specialising in the training and professional development of staff in areas such as medicine nursing health and social care professionals emergency medicine and surgery amongst many others. TUH is part of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group which serves a population of over 1.2 million across seven counties.
TUH Vision and Values
The vision of the Hospital is People Caring for People to Live Better Lives through excellent health outcomes supported by evidenced based practice positive patient and staff experience in an empowering and caring environment. A culture of innovation and quality improvement in everything we do.
Our TUH CARE values for patients their families our community and staff are:
- Collaborate together and with our academic and care partners
- Achieve our goals positive outcomes and wellbeing
- Respect for patients each other and our environment
- Equity for patients and staff
A full overview of TUH is available on us
purpose of the role:
The Theatre Night Porter Band 2 will assist the multi-functional teams in the Theatre to ensure the smooth running of Portering Services to the Theatre and associated areas when required and perform duties as directed by the Logistics and Portering Management team.
overview of role:
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Transfer patients to and from theatre department. Assist with the transfer of patients from the holding bay to the anesthetic rooms
- Lift and position patients under guidance of Nursing and Medical Personnel in the anaesthetic room for spinal anesthetics and any other procedures as requested
- Transfer patients on to the operating table and position patients correctly under guidance of Nursing and Medical Personnel
- Put on flowtron cuffs
- Position pressure reliving aids as requested / required
- Put in anesthetic screen
- Connect the diathermy and suction at the beginning of the operation
- Help prepare patients for surgery
- Apply and remove tourniquet as required in accordance with theatre policy
- Connect drill and any other equipment as requested
- Ensure all special attachments for the operation are in the theatre e.g. light source orthopaedic attachments
- Connect piped gases scavenging system and suction
- Move heavy equipment into place e.g. microscope image intensifier
- Wipe down and clean pendent arms with 70% alcohol wipes
- At the end of the operation clean the operating lights table and base as necessary
- Clean the diathermy machine and foot pedals
- Wash and dry all flexes / piped gas leads
- Wash down using soap and water and redress patient trolley on return from the wards and replace oxygen mask and tubing if necessary
- Wash down Roller-boards after use and return to recovery
- Respond to spillages in line with policy & procedure
- Thoroughly wash down and disinfect the patient trolleys after an infected case as per hospitalpolicy
- Assist with sterile supplies delivered to the department and ensure changing area is kept clean and tidy
- Check gas cylinders and replace as necessary
- Thoroughly clean tourniquet cuffs and exsanguinator
- The Porter may be assigned to different areas within the Logistics and Portering Department by the Logistics and Portering Management team depending on the needs of the department. If a Porter is assigned to an area they will be retain their rate of pay or be eligible for payment associated with that area whatevers the greater
- Any other duties that may be assigned by the Logistics and Portering Management team
Qualifications & Experience required
Must have:
- Have been educated to Leaving Certificate standard
- Have passed an examination of comparable standard at second level
- Have satisfactory experience which encompasses demonstrable equivalent skills
- Have a minimum of 2 years experience working as a Hospital Porter within the Irish Health Service.
- Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Theatre Experience
- Have fluent command and understanding of English language to include spoken and written
- Have previous experience of dealing with members of the public
- Have previous experience in Customer Services
Reward & Recognition
- Remuneration is in accordance with the Department of Health Consolidated Salary Scales grade code 5363.
- The appointment is whole time permanent and pensionable.
- The annual leave entitlement is 23 working days per year. The leave year runs from 1st April to the 31st of March each year.
- Normal working hours are 39worked over 5 days/Nights Monday-Sunday. However you will be required to work the agreed roster/on call arrangements advised to you by your line manager/designated deputy. Your contracted hours of work are liable to change over 7 days/Nights to meet the requirements for extended day/Night services in accordance with the terms of the Framework Agreement.
Application process
Applications can be submitted on-line at by completing the application form and attaching your CV. Candidates should be aware that when applying for a post through the On-Line Application System (Candidate Manager) they will receive an automated replying acknowledging receipt of their application. Should you for any reason not receive this automated acknowledgement you should notify the Human Resources Department before the closing date otherwise your application will not be considered.
All candidates should note that in order to maintain a timely process the closing date and time for receipt of applications will be strictly adhered to.
Informal Enquiries to:
Portering & Logistics Manager
Derek McDonnell - Telephone (01)or email
Closing Date: Before close of business on Wednesday 22nd October 2025
TUH Core Competencies:
| Core Area | Competency | Level |
| Managing the service | Quality & Safety of Service | 2 |
| Managing the service | Delivery of Results | 2 |
| Managing Change | Problem Solving & Decision Making | 3 |
| Managing Change | Communications & Influencing | 2 |
| Managing Yourself | Team player | 2 |
| Managing Yourself | Planning and Organising | 2 |
| Managing People | People Management | 2 |
| Managing People | Leadership | 1 |
Please go to for details of the core competencies
Key Skills
- Collection
- Customer Service
- C
- Communication
- Dcom
- AC Maintenance
