Porter | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in Salford is seeking a full-time Porter to manage patient transfers and supply logistics across the hospital. The role requires flexibility in working hours, including evenings and weekends. The successful candidate will contribute significantly to the portering service, ensuring efficient patient care and support across the trust's facilities. A competitive benefits package is also offered, enhancing work-life balance.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Generous annual leave allowance

Qualifications

• Flexibility in working pattern required.
• Ability to perform a full range of portering duties.

Responsibilities

• Transfer patients around the site using wheelchairs, trolleys, or beds.
• Transfer medical notes and supplies across the hospital.

Job description

Job Overview

We are looking to hire a Porter to work full-time 37.5 hours per week over a 24‑hour 7‑day week within the Portering Service at Salford Care Organisation.

You will also be required to be flexible in your working pattern as you may be required to work evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

Responsibilities

• Carry out the full range of portering duties, which may include driving vehicles off and on site, transfer of patients around the site by wheelchair, trolley or bed, including deceased patients and all associated mortuary duties.
• Transfer medical notes and medical supplies around the hospital site to various wards and departments. In addition to working on waste duties with the waste team and supporting delivering meal tanks to wards and assisting in the post room.

About the Trust

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

Benefits

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

How to apply

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Closing Date

This advert closes on Monday 24 Nov 2025