Bank Porter/Driver

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Whitehaven; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33

NHS Discounts

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Vivup counselling

Job summary

The Trust’s Portering team at NCIC supports patient flow and essential hospital services across West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven and other sites. Bank Porters perform a range of portering duties to assist with patient movement, waste handling, and the transport of goods and equipment to support safe and responsive patient care.

Bank Porters work as part of the Facilities Management Department, with patterns reviewed to reflect service needs.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Health & Safety in NHS/hospital settings.
• Experience caring for patients and supporting clinical services.
• Ability to work in a busy hospital environment and handle emergency situations.

Responsibilities

• Provide portering support across wards, departments and specialist areas.
• Move patients, waste, medical gases and equipment as required.
• Support the shift team with workload distribution and rota adherence.

Skills

Health & Safety

Customer Care

NHS/Hospital environment experience

Teamwork

Education

GCSE English & Maths

PMVA certificate or equivalent

Fire warden certificate

First aid trained

Job description

Would you like to join a centre of excellence in rural and remote healthcare?

Main area WCH Porters/Transport - 201301 Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract bank 0 hours contract Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Other

0 hours per week (includes weekends and nightshifts/unsociable hours) Job ref 262-A-26-8349934

Site WEST CUMBERLAND HOSPITAL Town WHITEHAVEN Salary £25,272 Per Annum Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

The Trust’s portering teams support the provision of a timely and reliable service to all wards, departments and specialist areas throughout the Trust’s two main acute Hospital sites, the West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven and the Cumberland Infirmary at Carlisle.

Porters are involved with a wide range of ancillary duties and responsibilities which centre on the movement of patients, waste, medical gases, pathological items and all other specialist goods or equipment required to aid clinical services in the delivery of safe and responsive patient care.

Bank Porters deliver a range of portering functions in support of the existing Shift Team in order to distribute the increased workloads demanded by the vast majority of departments during standard working hours. Working patterns will be reviewed periodically to ensure service delivery is both adequate and appropriately reflected through existing rota.

Main duties of the job

The Trust’s Portering team form part of the wider Facilities Management Department which is responsible for all elements of core function of an ancillary and specialist nature, helping to support the flow of all inpatient and outpatient services within the Cumbria Integrated Care Hospitals Trust.

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment.Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligiblevacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

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.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £20.00 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £26.50. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £41.00 + administration cost of £6.50 = £47.50. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date

Person specification

Knowledge and Experience

• Health & Safety
• Customer Care
• Work in a NHS or Hospital environment.
• Work in emergency situations/response.
• Radio/bleep communication.

Skills and Aptitudes

• Ability to follow instruction methodically
• Able to work without supervision
• Ability to work alone or as part of a team
• Ability to use initiative appropriately
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to follow health and safety procedures

Other Requirements

• Full UK Driving Licence
• Flexible approach to working hours
• Committed to undertaking required training
• Willing to progress and develop
• Able to work at short notice
• Able to travel independently to outlying sites if required

Qualifications

• Good level of GCSE English and Maths or equivalent
• Prevention & Management of Violence and Aggression (PMVA) certificate or equivalent.
• Fire warden certificate or equivalent.
• First aid trained.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.