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

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
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
- 01722 336262
- Additional information
01722 336262 ext 5615
John Martin - Portering Team Leader
01722 336262 ext 5606
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