Porter

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

Job summary

A local healthcare provider is seeking Porters to provide essential patient transportation services at East Surrey Hospital. Responsibilities include moving patients, furniture, and medical supplies. The role requires flexibility and a caring attitude, with shifts averaging 37.5 hours weekly. The company offers great benefits, including generous annual leave and an NHS pension scheme, alongside opportunities for personal development through training and an apprenticeship.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

NHS pension scheme

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role.
• Evidence of essential experience for role.

Responsibilities

• Transport patients on beds, trolleys, and wheelchairs.
• Move furniture, deliver supplies, and change medical gases.
• Oversee the post room and support with mail delivery & collection.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Flexibility and adaptability

Caring approach

Job description

Job summary

Our Porters provide an invaluable service transporting patients on beds, trolleys and wheelchairs around the hospital site. They are also involved with various other duties, including moving furniture, delivering supplies and changing medical gases, for example, oxygen cylinders.

We oversee the post room and support with the delivery & collection of mail & records.

To succeed in this role, you must be well‑presented, have excellent communication skills, be flexible and adaptable, and demonstrate a genuinely caring approach to others.

Porters work various early and late shifts (averaging 37.5 hours per week), including some weekends. Saturday & Sunday work attracts a weekend enhancement in addition to the basic salary.

We offer excellent holidays (27 days annual leave rising to 33 days after 10 years' service inclusive of public holidays), a generous NHS pension scheme, and uniform and sick pay.

A comprehensive 5‑day training package is provided, and Porters can complete an apprenticeship incorporating NVQ level 2 in customer services as part of their ongoing personal development.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a complete list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

We are a leading local employer with a diverse workforce of approximately 6,000 staff, dedicated to providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 780,000 individuals.

Our Trust provides both emergency and planned healthcare across East Surrey, North‑East West Sussex, and South Croydon – covering towns like Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill. Our main hospital, East Surrey in Redhill, offers a full range of acute and specialist services and is also the closest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport.

We also provide outpatient, diagnostic, and planned care services at sites including The Earlswood Centre, Caterham Dene Hospital, Oxted Health Centre, Crawley Hospital, and Horsham Hospital.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer, and we work hard to create an environment where everyone feels valued and supported. At our Trust, we strive to be the best place to work and receive care. We are dedicated to supporting you in your current role while helping you grow and develop your career. As part of our team, you will have access to excellent training opportunities, flexible working, dedicated support networks, and a strong emphasis on health and wellbeing to ensure a thriving and positive work environment.

Details

Date posted: 17 December 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 2

Salary: £24,465 a year plus high cost allowance

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time

Reference number: 326-7657604-FF

Job location: East Surrey Hospital, Canada Avenue, Redhill Surrey, RH1 5RH

Person Specification – Essential criteria

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• A complete and accurate application
• Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• Evidence of essential experience for role
• Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

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: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Address: East Surrey Hospital, Canada Avenue, Redhill Surrey, RH1 5RH

Website: https://surreyandsussex.nhs.uk/