Bank Environmental Porter

As an Environmental Porter, you will play a vital role in maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for patients, staff, and visitors. Working as part of the Facilities team, you will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day operation of healthcare premises by undertaking a range of portering, waste management, and environmental services duties.

The role includes the collection and transportation of waste and recyclable materials, moving equipment and furniture, maintaining external grounds, supporting infection prevention standards, and responding to service requests across the site. Environmental Porters help ensure that wards, departments, and public areas remain safe, clean, and operational at all times.

The successful candidate will have a positive attitude, good communication skills, and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team. Previous experience in a portering, facilities, environmental services, or healthcare setting is desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided.

A bank role in the NHS is a flexible, temporary position where you work on an ad-hoc basis rather than holding a permanent or fixed-term contract. You join the NHS Trusts staff bank and pick up shifts to fill staffing gaps caused by sickness, annual leave, or high patient demand.

• Collect, segregate, and transport waste and recycling in accordance with Trust policies.
• Move furniture, equipment, supplies, and deliveries safely around the site.
• Support environmental cleanliness and infection prevention initiatives.
• Maintain external areas, including pathways, entrances, and waste compounds.
• Respond promptly to portering and facilities service requests.
• Assist with room moves, event setup, and general site logistics.
• Adhere to all health and safety, manual handling, and infection control procedures.

This is an excellent opportunity for a reliable and motivated individual who takes pride in delivering high-quality support services and contributing to a safe and positive healthcare environment.

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile;

making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

To carry out a range of duties associated with; waste disposal, meal deliveries, ad hoc portering duties and other activities in support of patient services and other business related areas across Wonford site and other Trust sites as requested.

1. Unloading, loading and storage of equipment and deliveries from internal and external sources.

2. Delivery of equipment and materials in support of departmental cleaning schedules, National Cleaning Standards, including specialist cleaning as required by Infection Control.

3. Safe operation of and daily checks of all vehicles employed during the course of your duties.

4. Ensuring correct waste segregation and disposal procedures in accordance with Trust policy.

5. Collection and transportation of waste from end user areas to the centralised waste storage compound.

6. Removal of soiled linen and distribution of clean linen to/from wards and…