# General Porter (St Helier) > 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-st-helier/f99b2796-efad-4a57-bd73-a59c91f84f05 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/general-porter-st-helier/f99b2796-efad-4a57-bd73-a59c91f84f05.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust - **Town:** Carshalton - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Salary:** £12.92 per hour + HCAS - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (From 1 May 2026 to 1 May 2027) - **Employment type:** Full time, Other, 37.5 hours per week (Full-Time) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-20T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-06T09:51:58.733Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Carshalton/Epsom_St_Helier_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Portering_Services/Portering_Services-v8133058 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8133058?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! ***Salary £13.85 per hour.  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 range of shifts and rotating shift patterns available. ### 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. ***Salary £13.85 per hour.  Please note this opportunity is NOT Agenda For Change and terms & conditions vary from Agenda for Change*** ## Job Details 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! ***Salary £13.85 per hour. Please note this opportunity is NOT Agenda For Change and terms & conditions vary from Agenda for Change*** ## Job Description 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 range of shifts and rotating shift patterns available. ## 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. ***Salary £13.85 per hour. Please note this opportunity is NOT Agenda For Change and terms & conditions vary from Agenda for Change*** ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - NHS Values **Desirable** - Previous portering experience ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Numeracy and Literacy - Customer care focused - Physically Fit - Flexibility **Desirable** - Infection and Prevention Control - NVQ or equivalent ## Documents - [dbs policy (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=677) - [job description (pdf, 808.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10430691) - [we're here to care (doc, 39.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=678) - [onboarding roadmap (pdf, 440.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3008) - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2413) - [jd supplementary information (pdf, 151.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1953) ## 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.