Porter

Job description

Job Description:

Job Title - Porter (non patient facing)

Trust - Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Location - Wrightington Hospital, Appley Bridge, Wigan WN6 9ES, UK

Hours - 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm

Rate of pay - £12.92 per hour with enhanced rates for weekends and nights.

THIS IS A TEMPORARY ROLE approx 3 months

We are looking for reliable, compassionate, and hardworking Porters to join our bank scheme to cover shifts in the Estates & Facilities team at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust. As a key member of the hospital support service, you will help ensure the smooth running of clinical operations by safely and efficiently moving , goods, equipment, and waste throughout the Trust.

You will play a vital part in maintaining a safe, clean, and caring environment for patients, staff, and visitors.

This is a temporary role.

Key Responsibilities

• As a vital part of our team, you'll provide a comprehensive portering service across our Trust sites. Your duties will include:
• Move goods, including mail, pharmacy items, medical gases, samples, linen, and waste, in line with Trust procedures.
• Operate portering equipment and vehicles as directed.
• Respond promptly to radio or pager calls and support colleagues as part of the wider portering and estates team.
• Report defects, incidents, and potential hazards to your supervisor.

Key skills & Qualities:

• Has good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Is physically fit and able to undertake manual handling tasks.
• Can remain calm, professional, and compassionate in a busy hospital environment.
• Works well as part of a team and can adapt to changing priorities.
• Experience working in a customer service, healthcare, or facilities environment desirable but not essential.

Please note successful applicants will be supplied with uniform, however you are required to supply their own safety boots for this role.

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work flexibly within the NHS.

Working through the NHSP bank means Trusts don't have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have...

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Shevington Vale

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

20-10-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English