# Porter

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/porter/49ee8345-ce45-499f-b9ee-019de50718fb
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/porter/49ee8345-ce45-499f-b9ee-019de50718fb.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- **Town:** Cardiff
- **Region:** Cardiff
- **Country:** Wales
- **Profession:** Estates and facilities
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £26,300 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (rota/shift working)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-15T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-09T10:42:29.520Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merthyr_Tydfil/Rhondda/Cwm_Taf_Morgannwg_University_Health_Board/Portering/Portering-v8052433
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8052433?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://ctmuhb.nhs.wales

## Job Content

### Job overview

Porters are responsible for carrying out the duties of patient and materials movement, ensuring that outside areas are kept litter free. They may be requested to work in any location which is part of the Health Board and act as a vehicle driver when required. The provision of linen services and receipt and delivery of supplies will also apply if applicable to the area / site the porter is assigned to.

### Main duties of the job

- Carry out tasks as directed by supervisor.
- Carry out specific duties appropriate to the portering functions in individual departments ensuring that all necessary tasks are completed.
- Plan collection and delivery of articles as directed by departmental head when providing cover in R+D
- Driving duties as required.
- To plan and organise accurate and timely daily delivery and collection of mail when working in post room.
- To deliver urgent medical records to departments as requested.
- To undertake a variety of physically demanding tasks.
- To ensure that the following duties are completed in accordance with Trust, Departmental and statutory procedures.
- To collect Transfusion blood for all wards and departments.
- Ordering taxi’s at main entrance for patients on request.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

## Person Specification

### Aptitude

**Essential**

- Ability to communicate at all levels
- Ability to work as part of a team

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Educated to a good standard of education or relative work experience
- Full driving license. (Cat B license holders with a Cat D1 driver entitlement).

**Desirable**

- Basic knowledge of porter or transport, waste, caretaker, security services, healthcare porter services

### Experience

**Essential**

- Working within a busy customer focused and productive work environment (preferably within a healthcare setting).

**Desirable**

- Prior work experience of porter or transport services with the health service or related work e.g. retail, factory, HM forces

## Documents

- [jdps - english (pdf, 824.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10341959)
- [sdmp - cymraeg (pdf, 800.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10341961)
- [oh form - ig ffurflen (pdf, 712.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10341960)
- [welsh language guidance (pdf, 300.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2974)
- [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 322.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2845)
- [ctmuhb staff benefits guide 2026 (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3057)
- [ctmuhb staff benefits guide 2026 (pdf, 529.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3058)
- [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 404.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1634)

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