• Job Description

  Req#: C9156-25-0290?language=en&page=348&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  An opportunity has arisen at the RCH for an enthusiastic, motivated, and hardworking individual to join the porters team. This position requires flexibility to accommodate the needs of the service, good communication skills and a positive and professional attitude.

  Main duties of the job

  To provide and maintain a professional, efficient, effective and timely service to patients, visitors and other departments that will contribute to achieving high quality patient care.

  To ensure the service supports the clinical care of patients and respects the privacy and dignity of every patient.

  To ensure the health and safety of both the recipients and of those delivering the service.

  To contribute towards the development of best practice within the department and to the training of new starters and inexperienced staff.

  To assist the Porter Management Team in the development of the service.

  To provide a portering service to whole of Royal Cornwall Hospital. Additionally, to provide a portering service to other sites as required.

  Due to the service being at times unpredictable, you will be expected to provide a flexible and reactive service.

  About us

  The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with

  visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.

  We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.

  The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.

  Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.

  Details

  Date posted

  03 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 2

  Salary

  £24,169 a year pa pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  156-7247548

  Job locations

  RCH

  Royal Cornwall hospital

  Truro

  TR1 3LJ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

  To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

  Identity Checks

  Professional registration and qualification checks

  Employment history and reference checks

  Occupational Health clearance

  Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check

  Right to work in the UK

  For further information please visit:

  https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation

  We reserve the right to close this advert early.

  We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

  We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

  To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

  Identity Checks

  Professional registration and qualification checks

  Employment history and reference checks

  Occupational Health clearance

  Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check

  Right to work in the UK

  For further information please visit:

  https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation

  We reserve the right to close this advert early.

  We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

  We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

  Person Specification

  Education

  Essential

  • Good level of education

  Qualifications

  Desirable

  • Medical Gases
  • Conflict resolution
  • First Aid

  Experience

  Essential

  • Customer service/ care experience

  Desirable

  • Previous portering experience

  Skills

  Essential

  • Good communicator.
  • Able to carry out instructions
  • Ability to work on own and with a team.

  Person Specification

  Education

  Essential

  • Good level of education

  Qualifications

  Desirable

  • Medical Gases
  • Conflict resolution
  • First Aid

  Experience

  Essential

  • Customer service/ care experience

  Desirable

  • Previous portering experience

  Skills

  Essential

  • Good communicator.
  • Able to carry out instructions
  • Ability to work on own and with a team.

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

  Address

  RCH

  Royal Cornwall hospital

  Truro

  TR1 3LJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

  Address

  RCH

  Royal Cornwall hospital

  Truro

  TR1 3LJ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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