Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Environmental Porter

The closing date is 13 February 2026

Job summary

As an Environmental Porter with Devon Partnership NHS Trust, you will play a vital role in helping us provide safe, clean, and welcoming environments for the people who use our services. Our facilities are central to the quality of care we deliver, and this role ensures that our clinical and nonclinical areas remain hygienic, well maintained, and ready to support excellent patient experience. You will work as part of a dedicated Facilities team, supporting the Trust by carrying out a wide range of cleaning, waste management, and environmental support tasks across our sites. From maintaining high standards of cleanliness to assisting with the movement of equipment, supplies, and materials, your contribution will directly help create therapeutic settings where recovery and wellbeing can flourish. This is a hands-on, active role that requires reliability, attention to detail, and a commitment to maintaining safe working practices. You will interact with colleagues, service users, and visitors in a professional and respectful manner, representing the Trusts values in your everyday work. If you take pride in creating clean and safe environments and want to support the essential services that enable high quality mental health and learning disability care, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Unloading, loading and storage of equipment and deliveries from internal and external sources.
Delivery of equipment and materials in support of departmental cleaning schedules, National Cleaning Standards, including specialist cleaning as required by Infection Control.
Safe operation of and daily checks of all vehicles employed during the course of your duties.
Ensuring correct waste segregation and disposal procedures in accordance with Trust policy.
Collection and transportation of waste from end user areas to the centralised waste storage compound.
Removal of soiled linen and distribution of clean linen to/from wards and departments.
Completion of documentation as required by department, Trust, legislation, and standing instructions.
To observe hygiene, hospital and client policies and procedures at all times, reporting any faults, defects or operational issues to the Line Manager.
General portering tasks as requested, ensuring compliance with Health and Safety procedures.
Other duties in accordance with the needs of the service, specifically cleaning duties during periods of absence of other related staff.
Ad hoc deliveries/collections to/from other Trust locations.

About us

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Date posted

21 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year Pro Rata (18.75 hours per week)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9369-26-0042

Job locations

Wonford House

Dryden Road

Exeter

Devon

EX2 5AF

Job description

Job responsibilities

To carry out a range of duties associated with waste disposal, meal deliveries, ad hoc portering duties and other activities in support of patient services and other business-related areas across Wonford House and other Trust sites as requested.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Unloading, loading and storage of equipment and deliveries from internal and external sources.

2. Delivery of equipment and materials in support of departmental cleaning schedules, National Cleaning Standards, including specialist cleaning as required by Infection Control.

3. Safe operation of and daily checks of all vehicles employed during the course of your duties.

4. Ensuring correct waste segregation and disposal procedures in accordance with Trust policy.

5. Collection and transportation of waste from end user areas to the centralised waste storage compound.

6. Removal of soiled linen and distribution of clean linen to/from wards and departments.

7. Completion of documentation as required by department, Trust, legislation, and standing instructions.

8. To observe hygiene, hospital and client policies and procedures at all times, reporting any faults, defects or operational issues to the Line Manager.

9. General portering tasks as requested, ensuring compliance with Health and Safety procedures.

10. Other duties in accordance with the needs of the service, specifically cleaning duties during periods of absence of other related staff.

11. Ad hoc deliveries/collections to/from other Trust locations.

Communication and Working Relationship Skills

Providing and receiving routine information orally and in writing to assist in understanding own job and communicating the same to colleagues and service users.

Analytical and Judgemental Skills

Judgement on compliance with Health & Safety, Waste, and COSHH regulations.

Planning and Organisational Skills

Attend meetings and training sessions as required. Organise own day-to-day work tasks or activities. Plan and organise straightforward ongoing activities.

Responsibility for Patient/Client Care, Treatment and Therapy

Ad hoc contact whilst providing portering assistance to patient support services.

Responsibility for Policy and Service Development Implementation

Follows departmental policies and comments on proposals for changes in working practices.

Responsibility for Finance, Equipment and Other Resources

Personal duty of care in relation to equipment and resources. Authorised signatory for routine deliveries.

Responsibility for Human Resources, e.g. Supervision, Training, HR Advice and Management

Demonstrates own duties to new starters and/or less experienced employees. Can explain policies and procedures relating to own tasks.

Responsibility for Information Resources and Administrative Duties

Records personally generated information. Completes timesheets and similar work records.

Responsibility for Research and Development

Undertakes surveys or audits, as necessary to own work

Freedom to Act

Is guided by Trust policies and procedures, good practice and established precedents at all times, reporting any faults, defects or operational issues to their Line Manager. Will deal with generally routine matters and enquiries referring all others upwards.

Any Other Specific Tasks Required

Other duties in accordance with the needs of the service, specifically during periods of absence of other related staff.
The post holder may be required to carry out other duties, appropriate to the grade at the discretion of the Manager or Trust.