Relief Logistics Porter

Important Information

Please note that this role is not on the Home Office list of occupations eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.

Please note that previous applicants need not apply.

The Ancillary team at Pinderfields Hospital provides Portering and linen services at our acute hospital sites in Wakefield, Dewsbury and Pontefract. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dependable Relief Logistics Porter to join the Trust and become part of our busy team.

Full‑time post – 37.5 hours per week, 5 days over 7 on a 23‑week rota. You will work as part of the operational portering team, delivering essential items between wards and departments. The post holder will ensure documents and items are delivered to and collected from wards and departments in a timely and efficient manner. The successful applicant will undertake a number of other basic portering tasks and respond to the service's requirements, being sensitive to patients’ needs, and courteous and caring to all service users.

Duties may be routine planned tasks or require an immediate response to meet the demands of the Trust.

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise continuous improvement, our people, and values to deliver an excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate, and constantly seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.

We support work‑life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks provide safe spaces for honest conversations and shared ideas, enhancing awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

As a member of the team you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services, and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer‑friendly policies, and more.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the team to make a difference every day.