# General Porter

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

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- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/general-porter/2d71d4c3-9dbe-4caf-812a-e47dabc1dff0
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/general-porter/2d71d4c3-9dbe-4caf-812a-e47dabc1dff0.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
- **Location:** Royal Alexandra Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Salary:** £26300.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Permanent)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-25T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-18T12:42:26.005Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8199741
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8199741?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://bcuhb.nhs.wales

## Job Content

### Job overview

Portering Services provides essential support to all areas of the hospital. The porter will be expected to react to the various challenges within the working environment, and the workload may be increased due to external influences including the environment, weather, patient capacity etc.

The porter will work as part of a team contributing to the smooth running of the service, providing an efficient and effective response to requests for patient movement, assistance in emergency situations, collection and delivery of samples and medicines etc, whilst ensuring that other tasks such as delivery of meal trolleys, linen, goods and mail etc are carried out in a timely manner. Whilst many of the tasks are generally routine the daily functioning of the service may be unpredictable therefore a flexible approach is essential, and the post holder will be expected to use own initiative.

### Main duties of the job

Carry out duties as part of a team and individually to support the services with in BCU, collect waste from all areas of the site, transporting patients to wards and departments, the transport of meal trolleys. Be able to communicate well and follow instruction given from management.

The duties included will be shift work, working days, nights, weekends and Bank Holidays.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Please read Full Job Description.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

### 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.

Welsh language skills are desirable

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Able to demonstrate good communication skills, being able to communicate sensitively with patients and their families often in difficult circumstances
- Able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy when working with others

**Desirable**

- Experience in a similar post

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Good standard of secondary education

**Desirable**

- NVQ Level 2 in Customer Service

## Documents

- [oh form (pdf, 656.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10534243)
- [jd & ps english (pdf, 880.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10505444)
- [sd & mp cymraeg (pdf, 888.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10505445)
- [welsh language matrix (pdf, 134.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2220)
- [betsi cadwaladr relocation (pdf, 6.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2818)
- [values and behaviour framework (pdf, 2.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2937)
- [nhs north wales - the right choice (pdf, 3.6mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2075)
- [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 808.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1632)

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