Job summary
- Main area
- Support Services
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 847-KS-25-V667
- Employer
- Spectrum Community Health CIC
- Employer type
- Public (Non NHS)
- Site
- HMP Forest Bank
- Town
- Salford
- Salary
- £24,465 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Healthcare Porter - HMP Forest Bank
NHS AfC: Band 2
Job overview
Healthcare porter required to assist the smooth running of a busy healthcare department within a secure environment. Based within secure environments, for the benefit of patients, staff and visitors, as well as to ensure the safe transportation of all goods and equipment.
Main duties of the job
- Collecting documents from patients to be brought to healthcare
- Ordering and maintaining stock/levels.
- Escorting visitors to the department
- Transporting urgent bloods and samples to local hospitals
- General porter duties.
Working for our organisation
BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE
Join our team
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.
Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we’ve got a role for you!
- Access to NHS Pension
- Annual leave on your Birthday
- Welcome payment for some posts
- Refer a friend scheme
- Training and Development opportunities
- Flexible Working
- Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
- Up to 33 days annual leave
We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.
We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people – our patients, service users, staff and partners.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role. Further duties will be explained at interview.
Person specification
Education and Training
Essential criteria
- Good standard of numeracy and literacy
- Willingness to undertake any training relevant to the role
Desirable criteria
- Health and Safety certificate
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working in a related customer/patient focussed environment
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in a healthcare environment working as a porter
- Previous experience of working in a secure environment
- Knowledge of Health & Safety in the workplace
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Effective interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Able to develop and maintain positive working relationships with a wide range of people
- Effective organisational skills with the ability to prioritise own workload
- Understanding and application of confidentiality
- Basic Keyboard skills - computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office
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
- Robyn Haworth
- Job title
- Practice Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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