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From the employer's careers site First seen 5 Nov 2026

Porter

Salary

£24464 to £29837 per year

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Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Porter to join our healthcare team at HMP Wormwood Scrubs, a category B prison located in West London.

HMP Wormwood is a busy prison with a capacity for around 1,200 inmates. This is a physically demanding role that requires a lot of walking around the prison and heavy lifting.

Hours Monday - Friday, 0730 - 1540

Salary This position is full-time, you'll receive an annual salary up to £29,837 per annum.

Responsibilities As a Porter, your responsibilities will vary. You will:

  • Provide a high standard of portering services and housekeeping, escorting visitors and contractors into and around the prison.
  • Deal with patients, healthcare colleagues and other professionals over the phone and face-to-face.
  • Deliver a tidy healthcare area, monitoring and ordering stock as necessary, paying attention to expiry dates and cost of equipment.
  • Inspire excellence by dealing with patients and colleagues professionally.
  • Promote professionalism within the completion of your duties to ensure a tidy, safe environment is maintained across all healthcare areas.
  • Share knowledge, skills and expertise to ensure safe care, and build multi-disciplinary teams of clinical and non-clinical colleagues who support each other to do a great job.

Benefits We offer:

  • Discounts on shopping and leisure activities
  • Support to grow in your role and continue your professional development
  • 24/7 employee assistance helpline and financial assistance when you need it
  • Bespoke induction, including our Introducing Health in Justice training course
  • Competency framework
  • Regional and national career development opportunities
  • Our bespoke Learning Management System to address your learning needs
  • Support from the wider team

Requirements

  • A good basic level of education
  • Excellent communication skills
  • A non-judgmental and compassionate approach
  • Ability to work within a busy environment

Qualifications, skills and experience required:

  • A good basic level of education
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Anon-judgmental and compassionate approach
  • Ability to work within a busy environment

Skills

Required

  • good basic level of education
  • excellent communication skills
  • non-judgmental and compassionate approach
  • ability to work within a busy environment

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/E0505-26-0951

Apply on Practice Plus Group - Health in Justice