Job summary
- Main area
- Hotel Services Team
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working
- Other
- Job ref
- 825-8123186-OPS
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ludlow Community Hospital
- Town
- Ludlow
- Salary
- £25,272 pro rata / per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Bank Porter
Band 2
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all, values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicants who require this in order to have the right to work in the UK, providing that the role you have been offered meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) will need to meet the salary threshold of £41,700. For a limited number of clinical posts (listed here), applications to the Health and Care Visa route will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the minimum salary threshold of £25,000 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.
Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here.
Job overview
Please note this job does not meet the requirements for work visa sponsorship and as such we will be unable to progress your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK.
Porters play a vital role in providing an excellent service to all teams, primarily working alongside catering and domestic staff.
They can be the first point of contact and need to be compassionate, caring, respectful and be able to assist with confidence and good communication skills.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
Porters play a vital role in providing an excellent service to all teams.
They can be the first point of contact and need to be compassionate, caring, respectful and be able to assist with confidence.
- Delivery of post.
- Receiving NHS stores and other deliveries onto site and store away.
- Collection of patient prescriptions.
- Moving of deceased patients to mortuary.
- Cleaning/tidying of areas e.g. car parks, etc.
- Taking delivery of bio-fuel.
- Setting up of meeting rooms.
- Delivering patients meals from main kitchen to wards e.g breakfasts, etc.
- Hanging of disposable curtains
- Cleaning of windows internal & external
- Working to SCHT policies and guidelines.
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate good numeracy and literacy skills.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous portering experience
- Experience of dealing with the general public
- Exprience of dealing with vulnerable people
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- General awareness of health and safety in the workplace to include knowledge of cross infection, and lifting and handling skills.
- Good communication skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Kerri Swinbourne
- Job title
- Site and Hotel Services Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01584 872201
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