# Porter / Security Officer - Bank > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/porter-security-officer-bank/2b591be7-1390-4720-93cf-14d6a1e07209 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/porter-security-officer-bank/2b591be7-1390-4720-93cf-14d6a1e07209.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Freeman Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Security officer - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 pro rata - **Contract type:** Bank - **Employment type:** Flexible working - As and When - **Closing date:** 2026-10-04T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-02T09:50:42.781Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Tyne_Wear/Newcastle_upon_Tyne/The_Newcastle_upon_Tyne_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Bank/Bank-v8338751 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8338751?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.newcastle-hospitals.org.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Newcastle Hospitals and Community Services Staff Bank provide temporary staff to various wards and departments across the Trust. We are seeking Porters & Security Officers to join our Staff Bank supporting service delivery within our organisation. In return we can offer valuable work opportunities/experience, opportunity to apply for NHS substantive employment, comprehensive training programme, NHS Pension contributions and accrued holiday pay. We are unable to offer sponsorship for this post. ### Main duties of the job Security Officers provide response to security incidents/alarms & fire calls throughout the hospital sites. Some calls will involve violent and/or aggressive scenarios. In addition, the role includes strategic site patrols, handling of cash, dealing with and assisting the general public, traffic management plus a range of additional duties. Porters carry out a variety of essential tasks including; patient movement, collection of all waste streams, delivery & collection of linen and many other important duties that require a great deal of physical dexterity and the ability to function in a very fast paced and demanding environment. Many of the tasks can be particularly repetitive and physically demanding. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To assist Trust management in the provision of effective / efficient Portering Service using all equipment / resources available to the department. - To provide essential Fire, Rescue Team response to Helipad as required. Whilst Newcastle Hospitals are a forward thinking and highly innovative organisation, the use of Third-Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual application or to the recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process. ### 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** - The post holder should be able to communicate well, have good writing skills and be able to work alone or as part of a team ### Knowledge **Desirable** - Use of electrical equipment including driving of tugs and use of hand-barrows - Knowledge of Trust sites an advantage - Knowledge of Portering procedures / systems of operation ### Experience **Desirable** - Experience in customer service - Portering / Security experience - Previous firefighting experience - Experience in portering tasks including Post sorting ### Qualifications **Desirable** - NVQ 2 or similar qualifications (educated to Secondary Modern/Comprehensive School level) - Full UK driving licence ## Documents - [porter (pdf, 148.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10662692) - [newcastle staff benefits (pdf, 274.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2721) - [behaviour and civility charter (pdf, 93.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2922) ## 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.