# General Porter > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/general-porter/33a182e0-dd4d-49ed-bb16-0915610e4d50 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/general-porter/33a182e0-dd4d-49ed-bb16-0915610e4d50.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Kettering - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-02T09:52:41.685Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Kettering/Kettering_General_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Corporate/Corporate-v8094035 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8094035?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.kgh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Kettering General Hospital Foundation NHS Trust is looking to recruit enthusiastic people to join our Portering team. The successful applicants will work as part of a team that provides a caring, safe and efficient Portering service to our patients ### Main duties of the job The post will include other duties such as collection and delivery of equipment, post, medical gasses, linen, and waste movements across all areas of the Trust. Duties will involve driving a transit type van and will include lifting, pulling, and pushing of medium to heavy loads. The ability to communicate effectively is essential as the role involves  interaction with patients and all other users of the hospital and will require the post holder to be aware of the need to be caring, courteous, respectful, confidential, and customer focused in the delivery of their duties. Applicants must be able to communicate technical information using the English language and have basic literacy, and numeracy skills. Previous experience of working in Portering or a similar role and a clean current UK driving license is desirable. Applicants will be able to work any 5 out of 7 days and work a variety of shifts including night work on a rostered shift pattern ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document. ## Job Details Kettering General Hospital Foundation NHS Trust is looking to recruit enthusiastic people to join our Portering team. The successful applicants will work as part of a team that provides a caring, safe and efficient Portering service to our patients ## Job Description The post will include other duties such as collection and delivery of equipment, post, medical gasses, linen, and waste movements across all areas of the Trust. Duties will involve driving a transit type van and will include lifting, pulling, and pushing of medium to heavy loads. The ability to communicate effectively is essential as the role involves interaction with patients and all other users of the hospital and will require the post holder to be aware of the need to be caring, courteous, respectful, confidential, and customer focused in the delivery of their duties. Applicants must be able to communicate technical information using the English language and have basic literacy, and numeracy skills. Previous experience of working in Portering or a similar role and a clean current UK driving license is desirable. Applicants will be able to work any 5 out of 7 days and work a variety of shifts including night work on a rostered shift pattern ## Responsibilities For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Able to use lifts - Able to push, pull heavy loads - Normal colour perception - Reliability **Desirable** - Good written, reading & verbal skills ### Qualifications **Essential** - Full Driving Licence **Desirable** - English Language Qualification or Equivalent ### Knowledge / experience **Essential** - Understanding of workplace health and Safety - Understanding of the importance of hygiene standards - Working as part of a team **Desirable** - Working in a similar environment - Prioritising own workload - Driving of transit vehicles ## Documents - [general porter jd (pdf, 320.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10387554) - [staff privacy notice (pdf, 300.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1830) ## 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.