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Job summary

Main area
General Staffing
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent: would consider job share
Hours
37.5 hours per week (Full time - 37.5 hours per week (10.00- 18.30 Monday to Friday))
Job ref
269-SFT9238
Employer
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Salisbury
Salary
£24,465 Per annum, pro rata if part time
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust logo

Departmental Porter

Band 2

 


Job overview

Portering Services are looking for a motivated individual to join their small and friendly team. As a Departmental Porter your role will be physically demanding but, rewarding, challenging and a job that makes a real difference to our patient experience and the smooth running of our services.  On a daily basis  you will be using  our on-site electrical vehicles for deliveries and collection of waste, delivering  pharmacy items, transporting medical instruments and gas cylinders . You will also be  walking long distances at times.  

 

 

Main duties of the job

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

The working hours for this post are 08.00 - 16.30 Monday - Friday, where we offer an outstanding benefits package alongside an hourly rate of £12.51 per hour.

 If you  were required to work outside of these hours there will be enhancements for shifts worked at weekends, bank holidays and nights 8pm - 6am/Saturday; Enhanced Hourly Rate Sunday.

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

Full UK Driving Licence.

Essential criteria
  • Copy of driving licence
  • English & Maths at C grade, IT skills
  • Excellent Communication Skills
Desirable criteria
  • Exprience of dealing with the public

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident leaderImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingWe Work FlexiblyNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024People Promise

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lynda Viney
Job title
Portering and Post Room Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01722 336262
Additional information

01722 336262 ext 5615

John Martin -  Portering Team Leader 

01722 336262 ext 5606

[email protected] 

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