Relief Porter
Job reference: 227125
Salary: Band 2 (£25,694 - £27,900)
Job closing date: 15/10/2025
Job Type: Support Services
Location: The State Hospital
Employment type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 37
Job posted date: 01/10/2025
Employer (NHS Board): The State Hospital
Department: Estates
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Relief Porter
Agenda for Change Band 2 £25,694 - £27,900 plus £1750.47 High Secure Environmental Allowance per annum.
Hours - 37 per week
Contract Duration - Permanent
Post Details - The State Hospital provides maximum secure psychiatric care for patients from Scotland and Northern Ireland. Our strategy is to ensure equitable provision of high quality, clinically effective services to meet the mental health and social care needs of all patients. A vacancy has arisen for a Relief Porter. You will be part of a team of seven Porters tasked with the delivery of a high quality portering service within all wards and departments in the State Hospital.
Duties include making deliveries and uplifts within the hospital. This will involve driving hospital vehicles with the post holder having the responsibility of the upkeep of the vehicles used within the department. There will be a considerable amount of internal communication with staff from all areas of the hospital. Portering duties will involve heavy manual work.
Experience - Applicants should hold a full current clean driving licence. Previous knowledge of moving and handling techniques would be an advantage, as would the ability to work with minimal supervision. Candidates should be conscientious, have good communications skill and be able to use own initiative.
Closing Date - The closing date for applications is 15 October 2025.
For an informal discussion please contact Robert Deans, Estates Co-Ordinator on or Brian Maclean, Estates on .
If you have any queries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact the HR Team.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society. It should be noted that the State Hospital is a high secure hospital and the current organisational position based on a risk assessment is that we welcome applications from people under the age of 18 for non clinical roles however to be eligible for a clinical role applicants should be 18 years and older. Should you have any questions in relation to this please contact.
Right to Work -
To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check this entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa, and settled and pre-settled status.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you have an appropriate right to work in the UK BEFORE applying.
Reduced Working Week -
Starting from 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will be reduced from 37.5 to 37 hours, and part-time staff will get a pro-rata reduction in their working hours without losing any earnings. Although the State Hospital will implement this change, it may not be possible to transition fully from 1 April. Therefore, there may be some areas in the organisation where implementation may take longer. If the department cannot safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week (pro rata for part-time staff) until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety. Of course, you will be remunerated accordingly. The State Hospital is committed to fully implementing the 37-hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so.
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Experience - Applicants should hold a full current clean driving licence. Previous knowledge of moving and handling techniques would be an advantage, as would the ability to work with minimal supervision. Candidates should be conscientious, have good communications skill and be able to use own initiative., To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.
As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check this entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa, and settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, and if you can demonstrate such cover, please refer to the GOV.UK website here.
For specific types of post, it might be possible to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or 'going rate'. Further information on these criteria can be found here.
Please note that the State Hospital is NOT licensed to issue certificates of sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship to work with us.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you have an appropriate right to work in the UK BEFORE applying.
Starting from 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will be reduced from 37.5 to 37 hours, and part-time staff will get a pro-rata reduction in their working hours without losing any earnings. Although the State Hospital will implement this change, it may not be possible to transition fully from 1 April. Therefore, there may be some areas in the organisation where implementation may take longer. If the department cannot safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week (pro rata for part-time staff) until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety. Of course, you will be remunerated accordingly. The State Hospital is committed to fully implementing the 37-hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so.