Portering supervisor
Job summary
The maintenance of a high standard of service, meeting the agreed specification.The job holders role demands excellent time management skills. The jobholder is expected to identify areas where the service could be improved and determine ways in which this could be done. The job requires good planning and organisational skills. The job holder is required to be flexible in his/her approach.
Some independent action is required in the absence of the Site Services Manager/Contract Manager but at other times close liaison with the Site Services Manager/Contract Manager is required. The jobholder should ensure that he/she understands all functions and roles of others relevant to his/her own. The jobholder must present a professional image at all times.
Main duties of the job
Ensure that required signatures are obtained for bleeps, radios and other equipment. Maintain equipment, e.g. bleeps, radios, etc. and stores in good order. Contact Portering Manager in the event of problems with equipment or if stores or equipment are required. Check site vehicles as specified by Portering Manager/ Assistant Manager. Complete any vehicle inspection list daily.
About us
NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities. We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West.
We operate from five hospital sites:Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospitalprovide specialist services incardiothoracic surgery,cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year.
TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
Person Specification
Qualifications · Essential
NVQ 3 / equivalent
Experience · Essential
Experience of staff supervision/management Amending rota shifts to cover absence Arrange and overseeing training Liaise with clinical staff regarding procedures in portering Management of porter timekeeping ie. Signing in and signing out Keeping records and reporting movement of equipment and items from FM corridors and ward areas
Knowledge · Essential
Knowledge of policies Equipment requirements Transfusion blood collection procedures Computer literate and have basic knowledge of excel and one drive
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
