# General Porter (Epsom)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/general-porter-epsom/b5406568-0365-49a7-b52d-8780e8cfdb3b
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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Location:** St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Porter
- **Salary:** £15.42 including HCAS, per hour plus HCAS (not Agenda for change)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Part time and full time contracts available)
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-02T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-19T09:01:16.267Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Epsom/Epsom_St_Helier_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Portering_Services/Portering_Services-v8186335
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8186335?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

As a porter you will be responsible for moving patients, medical equipment, medical notes and many other things around our hospital.

Whilst this can be a physically demanding role it is also an incredibly rewarding one where staff have the chance to make a real difference to patient experience. With a wide range of tasks that you may be sent on each day will feel different with different accomplishments!

Please note: This is a physical role and will require manual handling.

Previous applicants within the past 6 months need not apply.

### ***Please note this opportunity is NOT Agenda For Change and terms & conditions vary from Agenda for Change***

### Main duties of the job

We are looking for caring and customer focused individuals to be the face of our busy and dynamic portering team.

If you are looking to give our patients the best possible care and work as an effective member of our hospital we will provide you training in all other areas. We work with our staff to ensure that they are the best that they can be!

We operate 24 hours a day and have a rang of shifts and rotating shift patterns available.

Interviews will be held in Epsom - dates TBC

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.

### *** Please note this opportunity is NOT Agenda For Change and terms & conditions vary from Agenda for Change***

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Flexibility
- NHS Values

**Desirable**

- Previous portering experience

### Qualifications and Training

**Essential**

- Numeracy and Literacy
- Customer care focused
- Physically Fit

**Desirable**

- BICSc Qualification / NVQ or equivalent
- Infection and Prevention Control

## Documents

- [dbs policy (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=677)
- [job description (pdf, 808.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10490321)
- [we're here to care (doc, 39.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=678)
- [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2413)

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