# Porter External Bank (Band 2) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/porter-external-bank-band-2/ac4204cf-3bd3-4778-8660-130d9acd675b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/porter-external-bank-band-2/ac4204cf-3bd3-4778-8660-130d9acd675b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Chester - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Bank: As & When - **Employment type:** Flexible working, Other, As & When - **Closing date:** 2026-07-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-07T15:03:25.668Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cheshire/Chester/Countess_Chester_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Bank/Bank-v8128551 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8128551?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.coch.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Working hours: As & When We require reliable, enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our Portering bank. Porters provide support and assistance to all healthcare professionals and areas of the Trust. The role will be to work under the direction of the Portering Chargehand and will cover a wide range of duties including transporting patients, specimens, beds, meal trolleys, medical gases linen and other essential items/ supplies. We ask all employees to be flexible in their role, to always ensure we are delivering safe, kind and effective care. ### Main duties of the job We are looking to recruit enthusiastic porters to join our hardworking team. The successful postholder will work closely with Chargehand Porters and the Assistant Facilities Manager and will have excellent communication skills and experience of dealing with the public. Candidates must be able to lift, carry and handle. This role requires a significant amount of walking and transferring patients around the Trust. We require you to be trustworthy, reliable and ensure complete confidentiality. Applicants will be trained for all aspects of the role and gain understanding of all the tasks involved. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities See Job Description for further details. Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’ Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes. The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.​ New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.​ ## Job Details Working hours: As & When We require reliable, enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our Portering bank. Porters provide support and assistance to all healthcare professionals and areas of the Trust. The role will be to work under the direction of the Portering Chargehand and will cover a wide range of duties including transporting patients, specimens, beds, meal trolleys, medical gases linen and other essential items/ supplies. We ask all employees to be flexible in their role, to always ensure we are delivering safe, kind and effective care. ## Job Description We are looking to recruit enthusiastic porters to join our hardworking team. The successful postholder will work closely with Chargehand Porters and the Assistant Facilities Manager and will have excellent communication skills and experience of dealing with the public. Candidates must be able to lift, carry and handle. This role requires a significant amount of walking and transferring patients around the Trust. We require you to be trustworthy, reliable and ensure complete confidentiality. Applicants will be trained for all aspects of the role and gain understanding of all the tasks involved. ## Responsibilities See Job Description for further details. Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’ Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes. The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs will be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.​ New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application.​ ## Person Specification ### Qualification **Essential** - Numeracy and literacy skills - A basic standard of education **Desirable** - Maths GCSE Grade 4 - English GCSE Grade 4 ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Enjoys being part of a team. **Desirable** - Has worked in a health care environment in this capacity. - Previous portering experience. ## Documents - [risk id (pdf, 352.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10425568) - [how to travel to work (pdf, 186.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2810) - [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 278.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2608) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 616.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10425566) ## 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.