Spectrum Community Health CIC

Healthcare Porter - HMP Forest Bank

The closing date is 24 August 2025

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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!

  • Access to NHS Pension
  • Annual leave on your Birthday
  • Welcome payment for some posts
  • 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

We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.

We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community and are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and Asexual, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.

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.

Details

Date posted

08 August 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-KS-25-V667

Job locations

HMP Forest Bank

Salford

M27 8FB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role. Further duties will be explained at interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role. Further duties will be explained at interview.

Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

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

Desirable

  • Health and Safety certificate

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

  • 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

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Effective interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
  • Able to develop and maintain positive working relationships with a wide range of people
  • Effective organisational skills with the ability to prioritise own workload
  • Understanding and application of confidentiality
  • Basic Keyboard skills - computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Person Specification

Education and Training

Essential

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

Desirable

  • Health and Safety certificate

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

  • 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

Skills and Abilities

Essential

  • Effective interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
  • Able to develop and maintain positive working relationships with a wide range of people
  • Effective organisational skills with the ability to prioritise own workload
  • Understanding and application of confidentiality
  • Basic Keyboard skills - computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office

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 Forest Bank

Salford

M27 8FB


Employer's website

https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Spectrum Community Health CIC

Address

HMP Forest Bank

Salford

M27 8FB


Employer's website

https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Practice Manager

Robyn Haworth

Robyn.Haworth@spectrum-cic.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

08 August 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-KS-25-V667

Job locations

HMP Forest Bank

Salford

M27 8FB


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