Job Description

Job overview

The Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust has an opportunity within the Facilities Directorate for a full-time General Porter to join our dedicated facilities team in Portering. To provide an efficient, effective, and fully comprehensive portering service across Maidstone Hospital and Kent and Medway Orthopaedic Centre.


The hours are up to 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday, working.


We are looking for lively and enthusiastic individuals who have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, who are well motivated and hardworking, and able to work as part of our team.


Previous experience of working within a healthcare environment would be advantageous, but not essential, as training will be provided.

Please note this role is currently only being advertised to staff members who are currently working within the Kent and Medway ICS.

Main duties of the job

The General Porter will be a multi-skilled team member. To be responsible for maintaining a comprehensive, professional, and responsive high-quality porter service to patients, staff, visitors, and all service users.


To undertake the movement of patients, equipment, documentation, linen, waste, etc, efficiently and safely. Maintain a clean and safe


environment by the specification, be responsive to service needs as they arise, and constantly seek the productivity and service's quality of service. Essential duties to ensure that an efficient Portering service is maintained. These duties will be carried out both in patient and non-patient environments.


All work must be undertaken in line with Health and Safety, Infection Control Prevention, Security, and all Trust Policy and Procedures.

Working for our organisation

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Survey.


We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.


Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.

Looking for flexible working?

We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it's adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.


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Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:

At least 27 days of annual leave

plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).

Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme

, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits

Blue Light card eligibility

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And more,

additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below