Job summary
- Main area
- Porter
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week (Two days out of seven, various shifts)
- Job ref
- 269-SFT9121
- Employer
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Salisbury District Hospital
- Town
- Salisbury
- Salary
- £24,169 per annum pro rata if part time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

General Porter - Part Time
Band 2
Job overview
Unfortunately we cannot accept those who need sponsorship to work in this role due to government guideline's
Portering Services are looking for motivated individuals to join their small and friendly team. This is a physically demanding role, rewarding, challenging and a job that makes a real difference to our patient experience and the smooth running of our services.
Two days a week, various shifts.
If you already work in the Trust, refer a friend scheme applies to this job vacancy.
Main duties of the job
All shifts are 8 hours with a 30 minute break.
On a daily basis, you may walk 12-15 miles per day, transfer patients on beds or chairs to other departments and wards, move equipment, medical notes (up to 15kg) and office/ward moves. Other duties include assisting with the delivery of internal post, Pharmacy supplies to wards and blood related products to various wards across the Trust. Please be aware some duties are of a sensitive nature.
There will also be the use of our on-site electrical vehicles; this can include collection of waste, delivering of post and pharmacy deliveries. Full UK driving license will be required for this.
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities
Person specification
Education, Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Physically demanding job role.
- Full UK Driving Licence
- English & Maths at C grade,
- IT skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous customer Service experience/Experience dealing with the public
Desirable criteria
- NHS experience
- Previous Porter experience in a hospital environment
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lynda Viney
- Job title
- Portering and Post Room Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01722336262
- Additional information
01722 336262 ext 5615
John Martin - Portering Team Leader
01722 336262 ext 5606
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