Band 3 Portering Team Leader

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a Band 3 Portering Team Leader to oversee the portering service. The role includes supervising staff, maintaining communication with patients, and ensuring efficient service delivery. Candidates should have basic education, a driving licence, and experience in the NHS. The position requires physical fitness and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of aviation fire training to retain certification.
• Willingness to achieve first line supervisory management qualification.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily operations of the portering service.
• Complete duty allocation rosters to ensure adequate staffing levels.
• Maintain effective communication between staff and patients.

Skills

Numerate and literate

Physically fit

Leadership skills

Education

Basic Education to Senior School Level

Driving Licence

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 3 Portering Team Leader

The closing date is 23 October 2025

Working a rotational shift pattern and responsible for the daily supervision and the efficient and effective delivery of the portering service to the standards set by the Foundation Trust. This is through the daily compilation of duty rotas and the efficient distribution of staffing resources to all areas as required. Post holder will need to ensure effective communications are maintained between the portering service, its staff and patients; leading by example to motivate the team in delivering quality standards.

Main duties of the job

To work a rotational shift pattern, to delegate daily areas of work to staff through the completion of duty allocation rosters; ensuring adequate staffing levels are provided to all areas of the Trust by the effective use of all available resources within the agreed budget.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

• *Basic Education to Senior School Level
• *Numerate and literate
• *Successful completion of aviation fire training on a regular basis to retain a certificate of competence
• *Certificate in or evidence of working towards first line supervisory management or willingness to achieve
• *Driving Licence

Experience

• *Experience of working within the NHS
• *Experience of working within the NHS

Additional Criteria

• *Must be physically fit to move trolleys and chairs as required
• *Ability to work shifts if and when required.

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 name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust