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Porters
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Must be available to work nights and weekends.)
Job ref
193-7328718COR
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town
Reading
Salary
£24,169 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
20/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Porter

Band 2

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust.  Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

Job overview

The Porters in the Facilities Department undertake the operational delivery of Portering, Mail, Logistics and Waste services within the Trust ensuring that a safe, compliant and quality service is delivered.

The role supports both staff and patients in the professional delivery of services that ensure people and items are moved around the Trust, including Theatres, as required to achieve clinical and facilities requirements

The role contributes to the operational delivery for the Trust wide portering, mail and waste services and supports in the provision of a highly responsive Facilities service to all areas of the Trust to ensure the Trust’s performance requirements are actively supported and delivered with the patient as a customer.

In fulfilling the role Porters will be proactive in working closely with all Trust Care Groups, Directorates, Departments and Team across the Trust and beyond, providing expertise on best practice, effectiveness in portering, mail and waste operational delivery

Main duties of the job

The post holder is expected to:

Provide and assist with the provision of the services described below to a high standard, to assist with the effective operation of the hospital organisation where the aim is patient care.

Develop and maintain good working relationships with service users, patients, visitors, staff and managers as well as external agencies providing services to the Trust.

Communicate and act in a positive manner, which will promote the organisation, by maintaining standards being professional compassionate and caring at all times.

Maintain a high standard of personal dress/uniform, conduct and deportment in keeping with the nature of your duties, ensuring that the duties carried out will reflect to the credit of the department and Trust.

Attend yearly statutory training, which will include but not be limited to Minimal Handling, Basic Life Support (Resuscitation), Control of Infection, Fire and Health & Safety.

Attend training courses and development sessions when required, communication and briefing meetings, communicating positively contributing to the teams and Departments objectives.

Working for our organisation

Join the Royal Berkshire NHS Trust and be part of an organisation that is dedicated to providing outstanding patient care while fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment. At RBH, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career within a forward-thinking trust that values innovation, teamwork, and professional development. We offer diverse roles in our support services, ensuring that every employee can make a meaningful impact on patient outcomes.

If you're passionate about making a difference in healthcare, we’d love for you to be a part of our team!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information, please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification attached. 

Any questions, please contact Jose Antunes.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria
  • • Evidence of adequate level of education
  • • Demonstrate adequate level of literacy and numeracy skills
  • • Evidence of willingness to undertake training and development, through recent training undertaken

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Customer services experience through professional work undertaken
  • • NHS Experience
  • Portering or logistic experience
  • Estates and Facilities Expeirence
Desirable criteria
  • • Have experience of one of the facilities disciplines or related areas

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024Florence Nightingale Foundation

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jose Antunes
Job title
Portering , Mail and Waste Services Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0118 322 7152
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