# General Porter - Newmarket Hospital

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Bury St Edmunds
- **Region:** East of England
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-28T08:00:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-14T11:21:15.407Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Suffolk/Newmarket/West_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Portering/Portering-v8132946
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8132946?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.wsh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Newmarket Hospital is looking to recruit  a General Porter to work 30 hours per week.

At Newmarket Hospital, Porters are essential members of staff.

Moving patients and equipment is just part of our job.

We liaise with other teams, helping with whatever way possible with the aim to provide the best possible service to the patient.

The satisfaction of supporting someone visiting the hospital and the friendly working environment makes this an appealing opportunity.

### Main duties of the job

General Porters are required to assist with day-to-day duties that are necessary for the smooth running of the Department. These duties include but are not limited to:

- Transportation of patients to and from wards and departments - Delivery and collection of essential items within the hospital grounds, which will require interpersonal skills and the ability to carry out manual handling tasks. - Working with a variety of people including staff at all levels, patients and visitors.

Applicants must have good customer service and communication skills coupled with a professional appearance which is appropriate to a front of house role.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached full job description and person specification for more details on the job role.

## Person Specification

### Personal Qualities

**Essential**

- Flexible approach to working hours with the ability to work an alternating shift pattern.
- Able to become part of the RPI team following training and mandatory health assessment.
- Evidence of good attendance and timekeeping

### Skills & Abilities

**Essential**

- Able to work using own initiative
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Able to drive tugs, move laundry bags and carry out all other manual handling tasks as required
- Good attention to detail

### Experience & Knowledge

**Essential**

- Experience of providing high quality customer service.
- Proven ability to work without supervision.

**Desirable**

- Previous Portering experience.
- Previous experience of working in a hospital environment.

### Education & Qualification

**Essential**

- GCSE (or equivalent) qualifications to demonstrate a good standard of general education
- Basic skills in literacy and numeracy.
- NVQ Level 2 in Portering; or willing to work towards

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 936.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10453890)

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