# Kernowflex (Bank) General Porter > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/kernowflex-bank-general-porter/5aedb85a-a048-45c8-b49e-e4b8100f328f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/kernowflex-bank-general-porter/5aedb85a-a048-45c8-b49e-e4b8100f328f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** Royal Cornwall Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Porter - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Flexible working - 0 hours per week (Zero) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-14T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-01T18:01:47.483Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Truro/Royal_Cornwall_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Bank/Bank-v8319814 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8319814?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Kernowflex (Bank) General Porter Zero Hours An opportunity has arisen at the RCH for an enthusiastic, motivated, and hardworking individual to join the porters team. This position requires flexibility to accommodate the needs of the service, good communication skills and a positive and professional attitude. ### Main duties of the job To provide and maintain a professional, efficient, effective and timely service to patients, visitors and other departments that will contribute to achieving high quality patient care. To ensure the service supports the clinical care of patients and respects the privacy and dignity of every patient. To ensure the health and safety of both the recipients and of those delivering the service. To contribute towards the development of best practice within the department and to the training of new starters and inexperienced staff. To assist the Porter Management Team in the development of the service. To provide a portering service to whole of Royal Cornwall Hospital. Additionally, to provide a portering service to other sites as required. Due to the service being at times unpredictable, you will be expected to provide a flexible and reactive service. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side. To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following: - Identity Checks - Professional registration and qualification checks - Employment history and reference checks - Occupational Health clearance - Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check - Right to work in the UK For further information please visit: https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation We reserve the right to close this advert early. In return for your expertise and hard work, we offer a wide range of benefits including: Competitive rates of pay with increments. Access to the NHS pension scheme. Opportunities to work across various departments and sites, gaining invaluable knowledge and experience. Unsocial hours enhancements (where applicable). A flexible working pattern to suit you. Opportunities for further training (all paid for) and progression into permanent posts. Paid annual leave quarterly pro rate of working time directives. Weekly pay. A comprehensive induction and ongoing mandatory training. Plus, when you go home, you can relax in the most amazing countryside and coastal environments – work-life balance here in Cornwall is unrivalled. ### 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 ### Skills **Essential** - Good communicator - Able to carry out instructions - Ability to work on own and with a team ### Experience **Essential** - Customer service/ care experience **Desirable** - Previous portering experience ### Qualifications **Essential** - Good standard of general education **Desirable** - Medical Gases - Conflict resolution - NVQ in Customer Care - First Aid certificate ## Documents - [job description & person specification (pdf, 263.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10641284) ## 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.