General Porter (Epsom)
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS TrustEpsom, South East
Overview
This is a NHS role (permanent) with Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust based in Epsom. The advertised salary is £15.42. Applications close on 2 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
As a porter you will be responsible for moving patients, medical equipment, medical notes and many other things around our hospital. Whilst this can b...
We are looking for caring and customer focused individuals to be the face of our busy and dynamic portering team.
If you are looking to give our patients the best possible care and work as an effective member of our hospital we will provide you training in all other areas. We work with our staff to ensure that they are the best that they can be!
We operate 24 hours a day and have a rang of shifts and rotating shift patterns available.
Interviews will be held in Epsom - dates TBC
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
Please note: This is a physical role and will require manual handling.
*** Please note this opportunity is NOT Agenda For Change and terms & conditions vary from Agenda for Change***
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surreyand NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.
The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and issupported by over 500 volunteers.
Essential: - Numeracy and Literacy; - Customer care focused; - Physically Fit
Desirable: - BICSc Qualification / NVQ or equivalent; - Infection and Prevention Control
Essential: - Flexibility; - NHS Values
Desirable: - Previous portering experience
How this role compares
There are 13,012 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,943 of them in South East.
You have 12 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 46 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust has 34 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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