Facilities Support Worker (Portering and Transport)
| Posting date: | 20 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £24,465.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24465.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 March 2026 |
| Location: | Barnsley, S70 3RD |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9378-QA01445 |
Summary
JOB SUMMARY To provide a high quality, developing and flexible portering, mail and maintenance service within a South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust or for other organisations as directed. Progressive training and experience in elements of the facilities technical support workers duties will help the post holder to reach levels of flexibility and competence over a wide range of traditional building and engineering semi skilled work. KEY RESULT AREAS: 1. Portering General Duties To ensure that the daily collection and delivery of mail is carried out as scheduled. To sort mail and ensure mail is transported to its destination in the shortest possible time. To collect items from Pharmacy and deliver to Trust premises as required. To collect and deliver specimens to and from Trust premises and Pathology as required. To obtain proof of receipt when required from service users following delivery. To deliver, remove or transfer equipment from/to/between Trust premises. To deliver stores to all villas and ward areas. To deliver food to villas and ward areas. 2. Security Duties To secure buildings and property as required. Ensure security of keys is maintained in the porters lodge. Undertake regular security checks of premises during silent hours. Reset burglar alarms and advise the Portering / Transport Manager. To liaise with the security department as and when required. To monitor CCTV equipment and act appropriately when required. 3. Linen / Refuse Collections and Deliveries To collect dirty linen / rubbish from wards, departments and community premises. Dispose of cytotoxic waste adhering to DoE guidelines ensuring collection. For full job description, please see attached supporting documents. We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. Over reliance on AI-generated content in application forms is strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.