Porter / Maintenance Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 36
- Posted
- 21/08/2026
- Closes
- 30/08/2026
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Role summary
This role involves working across Portering, Estates & Maintenance departments within NHS Shetland. Duties include patient and visitor transfers, conveying medical items, working with medical gases, and delivering supplies. The position also requires assisting with routine maintenance across NHS Shetland properties. A full clean driving licence is essential for both aspects of the role.
Key responsibilities
- Assist the Portering Team in providing a smooth and efficient service.
- Transfer and escort patients and visitors, convey samples and medical records.
- Work with medical gases, deliver meals, equipment, mail, and transport waste.
- Assist in carrying out routine maintenance across all NHS Shetland properties.
- Deliver supplies and collect waste throughout Shetland.
Essential criteria
- A full clean driving licence is essential as duties may include delivering supplies and collecting waste throughout Shetland.
- Good communication skills who are able to work flexibly under pressure.
- A current full driving licence with no serious convictions is essential for this role.
- Good level of general education.
- Experience, or at least an interest in maintenance.
- Computer literacy.
- Pride in your work and the ability to work alone using your own initiative.
- A current full driving licence is required to carry out this role.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 2 at £23,615 – £23,615 a year, across England.
This advert: £26,696 – £29 — matches the national scale.
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Job reference:
256433
Salary:
Band 2 (£26,696 - £28,988)
Job closing date:
30/08/2026
Job Type:
Support Services
Location:
Gilbert Bain Hospital
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
36
Job posted date:
21/08/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Shetland
Department:
Porters
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Porter / Maintenance Assistant (Ref: 256433)
Substantive
Full Time - 36 hours per week
Band 2 Salary £26,696 - £28.988 per annum
with enhancements paid for Weekend Working
Distant Island Allowance of £2,578 per annum
An opportunity has arisen to recruit within our Portering, Estates & Maintenance departments.
Suitable applicants will be expected to work across all areas within both Portering and Estates Services. A full clean driving licence is essential as duties may include delivering supplies and collecting waste throughout Shetland. There may be the occasional night shift cover for annual leave and sickness, sometimes at short notice carrying out all duties as per the job description.
Portering :
Assisting the Portering Team undertaking duties in order to contribute to the provision of the smooth and efficient running of the Portering Service within NHS Shetland. Duties will include transferring and escorting patients and visitors; conveying samp
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