# Bank Porter

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-porter/32f85380-f486-41b3-9f01-79269a9546f1
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-porter/32f85380-f486-41b3-9f01-79269a9546f1.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Basingstoke
- **Region:** South East
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £12.92 ph
- **Contract type:** Bank
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 0 hours per week (0 Hours Contract)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-15T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-01T15:13:08.855Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hampshire/Winchester/Hampshire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Portering/Portering-v8125374
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8125374?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Portering team at our Winchester site as a Bank Porter.

As a Bank Porter in Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 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 starting a career in the Trust. 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 successful applicant must be able to demonstrate the following:

- A motivated “can do” attitude
- Organised and structured in your approach to work
- Ability to deal with challenges in a positive manner
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to maintain the confidentiality required when working in a patient environment

The spot rate for this role is £12.51 per hour with a 12.07% uplift added on top to compensate not being paid holidays and sickness. The enhancements are then:

- Nights and Saturdays - extra 41%
- Sundays and Bank Holidays - extra 83%

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

## Job Details

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Portering team at our Winchester site as a Bank Porter.

As a Bank Porter in Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 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 starting a career in the Trust. 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 successful applicant must be able to demonstrate the following:

A motivated “can do” attitude

Organised and structured in your approach to work

Ability to deal with challenges in a positive manner

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to maintain the confidentiality required when working in a patient environment

The spot rate for this role is £12.51 per hour with a 12.07% uplift added on top to compensate not being paid holidays and sickness. The enhancements are then:

Nights and Saturdays - extra 41%

Sundays and Bank Holidays - extra 83%

## Responsibilities

For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

## Person Specification

### Experience and Knowledge

**Essential**

- Experience of working in a customer focused environment

**Desirable**

- Experience working in a hospital or care environment

### Other Specific Requirements

**Essential**

- Physically fit, able to undertake lifting and patient movement associated with the job role.
- Full driving license

**Desirable**

- Ability and willingness to work shifts, including nights and weekends

### Training and Qualifications

**Essential**

- Literacy to Level 1 (equivalent to CGSE G-D)

**Desirable**

- Literacy Level 2 (equivalent to GCSE Grade C)

## Documents

- [porter jd (pdf, 675.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10422067)
- [a porter's life (pdf, 485.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10422070)
- [dbs justification (pdf, 176.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10422068)
- [person specification (pdf, 675.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10422069)
- [hhft employee rewards & benefits (pdf, 723.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=900)
- [tackling climate change at hampshire hospitals (pdf, 4.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2900)

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