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Portering Team Leader

Job in Manchester, Greater Manchester, M9, England, UK
Listing for: NHS
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-29
Job specializations:
  • Healthcare
    Healthcare Administration
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 24937 - 26598 GBP Yearly GBP 24937.00 26598.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Main duties of the job

Applicants should be Smart, Flexible, Reliable, show initiative in all situations and have excellent Customer Service skills

About us

Do you have proven supervisory experience?

Are you Smart, Flexible, Reliable, decisive, show initiative in all situations and have excellent Customer Service skills able to respond to changing situations?

Do you want to be part of a well lead, well established team in its continued development?

Mon - Fri

Annual Leave - 27 days leave plus 8 Bank holidays

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Assist the Head Porter in all aspects of the provision of the portering service.
  • To deputise for the head porter out-of-hours and as and when required.
  • Carry out all portering tasks and assist with administrative tasks in conjunction with the head porter.
  • Assist with the production of weekly rotas for all staff. Allocate and instruct staff daily. Assist Head porter with provision of overtime and bank staff to cover annual leave and un-planned absences i.e., sickness.
  • Where appropriate and necessary assist in liaison and negotiation with other managers, to assist with the swift resolution of problems to ensure minimum disruption to the patient service.
  • Monitor service provision throughout the shift particularly during late afternoon early evening periods.
  • Monitor porters use of Teletracking software, escalating to Head Porter/Dep. Operational Services Manager any concerns or issues with individuals performance.
  • Develop, maintain, review staff training records in accordance with current policies, booking team members on training courses as required.
  • Ensure that all training is carried out and recorded as per trust policy, including new starters local induction and training, including:
    • Clinical manual handling
    • Mortuary training
    • Med gas cylinder training
  • Carry out H+S risk assessments of regular tasks as required and ensure that risk assessments are reviewed, and any subsequent amendments disseminated to all relevant staff.
  • Ensure on duty staff wear correct uniform, appropriate footwear, and always have the necessary d any uniform issues to staff and process any uniform requirements with line management.
  • Undertake advanced medical gas proficiency course and carry out subsequent medical gas training with other members of staff, porters, security and IPU patient flow assistants.
  • Liase with department heads as per service continuity plan following a failure of Tele Tracking software, including manually allocating staff to transport requests.
  • Respond to any issues or complaints during hours of work, escalating if/as required.
  • Liaise with staff regarding any concerns prior to escalation to Head Porter or Deputy Operational Services Manager, try to deal with issues informally before they are escalated to require formal action.
  • Must be able to respond to incidents and emergencies as they arise. To ensure that essential services are always maintained. Work must constantly be prioritised according to patient need.
  • To follow Trust policies and procedures at all times ensuring team members work within the guidance.
  • The use of radios, touch screen devices and computers as required for the role ensuring that any faults are reported at the earliest opportunity.
  • Carry out return to work interviews with team members following unplanned absence.
  • Raise DATIX reports for any incidents that may occur and action any incident reports as required.
  • Any other duties designated as reasonable by the Head Porter or Deputy Operational Services Manager.
  • Person Specification Qualifications
    • Good standard of English and Maths
    • Service environment experience, preferably within the NHS
    • Manual handling trained
    Experience
    • Experience of team leading preferably in an NHS environment
    • Previous supervisory experience and willingness to learn
    Skills
    • Must be confident using computer systems such as excel, office, word
    • Be able to communicate effectively across all disciplines
    • Ability to work as an individual or in a team
    Knowledge
    • Knowledge of NHS procedures and operational policies
    • Positive approach to problem solving
    • Knowledge of H&S requirements
    OTHER
    • Willingness to be flexible in working hours and duties
    • Ability to work to deadlines
    • Ability to motivate staff
    • Willingness to undertake additional training
    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.

    £24,937 to £26,598 a yearper annum, pro rata

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