Job overview
The Capital Estates & Facilities Portering Department at Broadmoor Hospital, Crowthorne, has a vacancy for a full-time porter, working on a shift pattern across a 7-day week operation. The Portering Team is looking for a talented, enthusiastic, and experienced individual to join a large team dedicated to providing an excellent, comprehensive service to our service users, staff, and visitors. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring the safe transportation of goods around the site. A full driving licence is essential, as the role involves the safe use of Trust vehicles.
Main duties of the job
Your role will support the delivery of an efficient, flexible, and customer-focused portering service. This will involve a wide range of duties, including the collection and delivery of post, parcels, and housekeeping stock, transporting gas cylinders and consumable products, food deliveries, waste removal, setting up meeting rooms, medication deliveries, cleaning duties, vehicle inspections, and any other miscellaneous tasks as required. You will be expected to always maintain a professional attitude, with strong communication skills and a team-focused approach when working with Trust staff and colleagues within the immediate team. A full, clean driving licence is essential, along with a willingness to develop skills to operate a range of vehicles. A good understanding of Health & Safety is also required, with the ability to follow instructions and ensure that all Safe Systems of Work are adhered to.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Basic IT skills
- Good verbal and written communication
Desirable
- Good IT skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Good understanding of Health & Safety including Manual Handling
- Good understanding of COSHH
Experience
Essential
- Experience within a similar role
Desirable
- Previous experience working within an NHS environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Basic level of general education - Mathematics and English at GCSE level
- Full driving licence
Other Requirements
Essential
- Good organisational skills
- Able to work without constant supervision and to agreed timescales
- Highly motivated with a flexible approach
- Able to work as part of a team
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This advert is for Porter with West London NHS Trust in Southall, London, England. It is listed as a Band 2 Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £30,142 Per Annum Inclusive of Allowances. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 10 Aug 2026.
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