# General Porter

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management
- **Location:** Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Porter
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (The post holder will work a 4-on, 4-off shift pattern comprising 12-hour shifts from 10:00 to 22:00. The shift pattern includes weekend and bank holiday working on a rotational basis.)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-18T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-02T15:06:03.657Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Cramlington/Northumbria_Healthcare_NHFM_Northumbria_Healthcare_Facilities_Management/Estates_Facilities/Estates_Facilities-v8315682
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8315682?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** http://www.nhfm.co.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Portering departments at NHFM, Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, provide a variety of services to patients and departments, including maintaining a safe environment for patients and staff, the provision of a high quality, efficient customer orientated Portering service and compliance with the Trust Patient Confidentiality Policy.

The conveyance and movement of patients by wheelchair, trolley, bed etc., the collection and delivery of linen, refuse, clinical waste trolleys, food trolleys, stores, beds, bedding, furniture, equipment and records to designated area. The sorting of incoming mail and franking of external mail as required, also driving if this is required.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

### Main duties of the job

- To assist in the direction of patients and visitors.
- The conveyance and movement of patients by wheelchair, stretcher etc.
- The collection and delivery of linen, refuse, clinical waste trolleys, food trolleys, stores, beds, bedding, furniture, equipment and records to designated area.
- The sorting of incoming mail and franking of external mail as required.
- Reception and movement of medical gas cylinders within Health and Safety guidelines.
- Removal of refuse from waste bins located outside the hospital entrance, on a daily basis.
- Daily cleaning of external areas situated at hospital entrances.
- The conveyance of deceased patients to the Mortuary.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- To provide a comprehensive Porter service to all Wards and Departments on site to be flexible in approach to work and undertake other duties that are assigned under the role.
- The provision of a high quality, efficient customer orientated Portering service and compliance with the Trust Patient Confidentiality Policy.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- General education

### Experience and knowledge

**Essential**

- Conflict resolution/Physical intervention techniques.

**Desirable**

- Previous experience

## Documents

- [trust compact (pdf, 515.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3038)
- [guidance for applicants (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2537)
- [northumbria privacy policy (pdf, 520.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2535)
- [anc0237 general porter jd&ps (pdf, 240.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10658935)

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