Porter Cleaner - Witney Hospital

We're recruiting for a Porter/Cleaner to join our team at Witney Community Hospital on a part-time bases (25 hours per week). You'll be working on a four week rolling rota which covers Monday - Sunday where you'll be on shift every other weekend.

Our team of Porters and Housekeepers are flexible, reliable and strong team players. We offer a supportive environment where you can be proud of delivering service excellence across our site.

If you have a proven track record of being able to deliver a high-quality portering and cleaning service this could be the role for you and we want to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• Receive and check food deliveries, checking delivery temperature and reporting discrepancies to head housekeeper following food hygiene regulations
• Deliver meals to and from the kitchen onto the ward areas.
• Available for the movement of patients within the Hospital complex, as required.
• Collection of pharmacy boxes and pathological specimens. (Special arrangements apply on Saturdays and Bank Holidays
• Collection of dirty linen. Distribution of clean linen at weekends and holidays.
• Collection of refuse and other waste, ensuring that any waste bins in outside public areas are regularly emptied.
• Keeping stores and medical gas compound clean and tidy and kept secure at all times, reviewing medical gas trolleys and delivery medical gas to the relevant departments onrequest.

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties

About us

Please note that this role will require us to undertake a DBS check as a part of your onboarding.

Give yourself the best chance of success by reviewing our Applicant Guide before applying.Your supporting statement should clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria for the role.

Oxford Health delivers physical, mental health and social care services across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our vision is "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team", and our values are Caring, Safe and Excellent.

We are proud to offer a supportive working environment with opportunities for career progression, learning and development, generous annual leave, pension benefits, wellbeing initiatives and staff networks

Details

Date posted

09 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£25,272 a year

per annum | pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

267-CS8338502

Job locations

Witney Community Hospital

Welch Way

Witney

OX28 6JJ

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

The post is Part time - 25 hours per week, working on a 4 week rolling rota, working Monday - Sunday with every other weekend.

To work as part of the Facilities team to provide a comprehensive porter service to across the Trust. Please see attached JD/PS for full duties.

Job responsibilities

The post is Part time - 25 hours per week, working on a 4 week rolling rota, working Monday - Sunday with every other weekend.

To work as part of the Facilities team to provide a comprehensive porter service to across the Trust. Please see attached JD/PS for full duties.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Ability to pass Numeracy & Literacy test
• Educated to GCSE Level

Desirable

• Knowledge of Basic Health & Safety Regulations

Experience

Essential

• Experience of moving & handling activities
• Basic Cleaning Skills
• Some knowledge of cleaning chemical/materials

Desirable

• Previous experience as porter/cleaner
• Experience in food handling

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work on own or as part of a team
• Good Organisational skills

Desirable

• Basic Computer skills

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Ability to pass Numeracy & Literacy test
• Educated to GCSE Level

Desirable

• Knowledge of Basic Health & Safety Regulations

Experience

Essential

• Experience of moving & handling activities
• Basic Cleaning Skills
• Some knowledge of cleaning chemical/materials

Desirable

• Previous experience as porter/cleaner
• Experience in food handling

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work on own or as part of a team
• Good Organisational skills

Desirable

• Basic Computer skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Witney Community Hospital

Welch Way

Witney

OX28 6JJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Witney Community Hospital

Welch Way

Witney

OX28 6JJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

The post is Part time - 25 hours per week, working on a 4 week rolling rota, working Monday - Sunday with every other weekend.

To work as part of the Facilities team to provide a comprehensive porter service to across the Trust. Please see attached JD/PS for full duties.

Education

Essential

• Ability to pass Numeracy & Literacy test
• Educated to GCSE Level

Desirable

• Knowledge of Basic Health & Safety Regulations

Experience

Essential

• Experience of moving & handling activities
• Basic Cleaning Skills
• Some knowledge of cleaning chemical/materials

Desirable

• Previous experience as porter/cleaner
• Experience in food handling

Skills

Essential

• Ability to work on own or as part of a team
• Good Organisational skills

Desirable

• Basic Computer skills