Healthcare Porter - HMP Humber

NHS; Brough; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare service provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a passionate healthcare porter to assist in the smooth running of a busy healthcare department. Key responsibilities include the transportation of goods, escorting visitors, and maintaining stock levels. Candidates should possess a good standard of numeracy and literacy, as well as experience in customer/patient-focused environments. This full-time, permanent role offers a competitive salary and benefits such as access to an NHS pension and additional annual leave.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension

Annual leave on your Birthday

Refer a friend scheme

Training and Development opportunities

Flexible Working

Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes

Up to 33 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Good numeracy and literacy skills are essential.
• Previous experience in a customer/patient focused environment is required.
• Willingness to undertake necessary training.

Responsibilities

• Collecting documents from patients.
• Ordering and maintaining stock.
• Transporting urgent blood and samples.

Skills

Good standard of numeracy and literacy

Customer service skills

Education

Willingness to undertake any relevant training

Job description

Job summary

Healthcare porter required to assist the smooth running of a busy healthcare department within a secure environment. Based within secure environments, for the benefit of patients, staff and visitors, as well as to ensure the safe transportation of all goods and equipment.

Main duties of the job

• Collecting documents from patients to be brought to healthcare
• Ordering and maintaining stock/levels.
• Escorting visitors to the department
• Transporting urgent bloods and samples to local hospitals
• General porter duties.

Further duties will be discussed at interview level.

About us

BE THE DIFFERENCE IN HEALTHCARE

Join our team

We're looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and innovative team.

Whether you are starting out in your healthcare journey or are an experienced healthcare professional looking for a new challenge we've got a role for you!

Benefits

• Access to NHS Pension
• Annual leave on your Birthday
• Refer a friend scheme
• Training and Development opportunities
• Flexible Working
• Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
• Up to 33 days annual leave

Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people - our patients, service users, staff and partners.

We are building on our ambition to deliver the best in health and wellbeing on a values-driven ethos and to maintain the highest standards of patient care and service. We are an expanding organisation, but we aim to grow without compromising on quality and social value.

Our Mission

Holistic interventions delivered with compassion for the stigmatised and marginalised in our communities

Our Vision

Quality healthcare that makes a difference to people's lives, regardless of circumstances.

Details

Date posted: 24 December 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 2

Salary: £24,465 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 847-CW-25-V627-B

Job location: HMP Humber, Everthorpe, HU15 2JZ

Job description

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details on the advertised role.

Person Specification

Education and Training

• Good standard of numeracy and literacy
• Willingness to undertake any training relevant to the role

Desirable

• Health and Safety certificate

Knowledge and Experience

• Previous experience of working in a related customer/patient focused environment

Desirable Experience

• Previous experience in a healthcare environment working as a porter
• Previous experience of working in a secure environment
• Knowledge of Health & Safety in the workplace

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.

Employer details

Employer name: Spectrum Community Health CIC

Address: HMP Humber, Everthorpe, HU15 2JZ

Employer's website: https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/