# General Porter

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/general-porter/8005027d-6425-42a6-bb55-c1f6119bdad1
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/general-porter/8005027d-6425-42a6-bb55-c1f6119bdad1.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Salford
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time, Annualised hours, 37.5 hours per week (As required)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-30T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-23T12:01:45.105Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Salford/Northern_Care_Alliance_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Porter/Porter-v8178054
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8178054?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are currently looking to hire a Band 2 Porter to work full-time 37.5 hours per week over a 24-hours 7-days week within the Portering Service at Salford Royal Hospital.    You will also be required to be flexible in your working pattern as you may be required to work evenings, weekends and bank holidays, evenings, weekends and nights.

### Main duties of the job

At times you may be required to carry out other portering duties, which may include assisting with the transfer of patients around the site by wheelchair, trolley or bed, including deceased patients and all associated pharmacy and mortuary duties.  Not excluding, being possibly placed on waste duties with the waste team. Please see job description for full details.

You may also be required to transfer medical notes and medical supplies around the hospital site to various wards and departments.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Flexibility

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of hospital environment

### Experience

**Essential**

- Customer service experience

**Desirable**

- Experience of working various shift patterns

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Basic English
- Basic Mathematics
- Full UK Driving Licence

## Documents

- [porter (docx, 376.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10481015)
- [candidate information pack (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3016)
- [porter functional requirements (pdf, 165.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10481016)
- [sponsorship & evisa information (pdf, 141.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2708)

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