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Job requirements
Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills
Ability to work on own or as part of a team
- Skills
Good Organisational skills
- Education
Ability to pass Numeracy & Literacy test
- Education
Educated to GCSE Level
- Experience
Experience of moving & handling activities
- Experience
Basic Cleaning Skills
- Experience
Some knowledge of cleaning chemical/materials
Desirable
4 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills
Basic Computer skills
- Education
Knowledge of Basic Health & Safety Regulations
- Experience
Previous experience as porter/cleaner
- Experience
Experience in food handling
Job overview
We're recruiting for a Porter/Cleaner to join our team at Witney Community Hospital on a part-time bases (25 hours per week). You'll be working on a four week rolling rota which covers Monday - Sunday where you'll be on shift every other weekend.
Our team of Porters and Housekeepers are flexible, reliable and strong team players. We offer a supportive environment where you can be proud of delivering service excellence across our site.
If you have a proven track record of being able to deliver a high-quality portering and cleaning service this could be the role for you and we want to hear from you!
Main duties of the job
- Receive and check food deliveries, checking delivery temperature and reporting discrepancies to head housekeeper following food hygiene regulations
- Deliver meals to and from the kitchen onto the ward areas.
- Available for the movement of patients within the Hospital complex, as required.
- Collection of pharmacy boxes and pathological specimens. (Special arrangements apply on Saturdays and Bank Holidays
- Collection of dirty linen. Distribution of clean linen at weekends and holidays.
- Collection of refuse and other waste, ensuring that any waste bins in outside public areas are regularly emptied.
- Keeping stores and medical gas compound clean and tidy and kept secure at all times, reviewing medical gas trolleys and delivery medical gas to the relevant departments on request.
Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post is Part time - 25 hours per week, working on a 4 week rolling rota, working Monday - Sunday with every other weekend.
To work as part of the Facilities team to provide a comprehensive porter service to across the Trust. Please see attached JD/PS for full duties.
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
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This advert is for Porter / Cleaner - Witney Hospital with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £25,272 per annum | pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 25 Oct 2026.
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