# Bank Porter > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Swansea Bay University Health Board. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-porter/0b2b3546-d9bd-45d4-9a1c-b25056dacedb - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-porter/0b2b3546-d9bd-45d4-9a1c-b25056dacedb.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** Swansea Bay University Health Board - **Town:** Swansea - **Region:** Swansea - **Country:** Wales - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £24,833 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Bank: 0 weeks (0 Hrs Per Week) - **Employment type:** Flexible working - 0 hours per week (0 Hrs Per Week) - **Closing date:** 2025-08-10T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2025-07-25T10:10:36.330Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Swansea/Health_Board_Wide_Bank/Swansea_Bay_University_Health_Board/Support_Services_Department/Support_Services_Department-v7356662 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7356662?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://sbuhb.nhs.wales ## Job Content ### Job overview As a Bank Porter in Swansea Bay University Health Board  you will play an important part in the provision of excellent care to our patients, and be part of a friendly and dedicated team. Porters play a crucial part in keeping the hospital working by moving patients, goods and equipment between wards and departments to where they are needed in addition to controlling and removing the clinical waste to keep out Hospital clean and hygienic. ### Main duties of the job The Bank is an ideal way of earning extra money or looking at starting a career in the Health Board. It offers work on an ad hoc or flexible basis as you will be covering shortages in staffing levels of our permanent staff, but ideally you will be available to work full time time hours across a variety of shifts 24/7   7 days a week. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed outline of the job requirements. This is available for you bilingually, in English and Welsh. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply. ## Job Details As a Bank Porter in Swansea Bay University Health Board  you will play an important part in the provision of excellent care to our patients, and be part of a friendly and dedicated team. Porters play a crucial part in keeping the hospital working by moving patients, goods and equipment between wards and departments to where they are needed in addition to controlling and removing the clinical waste to keep out Hospital clean and hygienic. ## Job Description The Bank is an ideal way of earning extra money or looking at starting a career in the Health Board. It offers work on an ad hoc or flexible basis as you will be covering shortages in staffing levels of our permanent staff, but ideally you will be available to work full time time hours across a variety of shifts 24/7   7 days a week. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. ## Responsibilities Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed outline of the job requirements. This is available for you bilingually, in English and Welsh. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Understanding of customer services environment. - Experience of working in a customer focused environment - Understanding of customer services within the hospital environment **Desirable** - Previous experience within a hospital environment - Previous experience working in a portering role or role involving working with members of the general public ### Qualifications & Knowledge **Essential** - A good standard of general education covering a number of topics. - Customer services training NVQ level 2 or Knowledge of effective team working - Ability to achieve NVQ Knowledge level 2 portering **Desirable** - Fire Wardens Certificate ### Essential Aptitude and abilities **Essential** - Adhere to and can demonstrate SBU Values & Behaviours - Driving licence to drive health board vehicles - Able to work hours flexibly. **Desirable** - Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh ## Documents - [privacy notice (pdf, 696.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2372) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 278.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2849) - [occupational health functional requirement form (docx, 100.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9597126) - [job description and personal specification - bilingual (pdf, 423.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9597125) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.