Chargehand Porter

NHS; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Basingstoke is seeking a Chargehand Porter to supervise a team responsible for moving patients, goods, and equipment. The role requires previous experience in a similar setting and strong communication skills. This position is critical in ensuring hospital operations by providing leadership and responding to emergencies. Flexible working options are available.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Portering role or similar public service.
• Ability to communicate with staff, visitors and patients.
• Experience in leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage a team of Porters to meet hospital demands.
• Move patients, goods, and equipment between departments.
• Respond to emergency situations, including fire alarms.

Skills

Communication skills

Team leadership

Basic IT skills

Education

NVQ in supervision (Level 2 preferable)

Job description

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Chargehand Porter

The closing date is 01 December 2025

Supervision, across a 24/7 shift pattern, of a Porters Team at a busy Hospital in Basingstoke, working shift patterns. Responsible to the Portering & Security Lead.

Main duties of the job

Supervision and management of a team of Porters ensuring that the demands of the hospital are met.

Your team of Porters play a crucial part in keeping the hospital working by moving patients, goods and equipment between departments to where they are needed. Hospital Porters are also involved in emergency response arrangements including the response to fire alarm activations and support to security where required.

About us

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive. We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Job responsibilities

Happy to Talk Flexible Working – all requests for flexible and part‑time working will be considered.

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached.

Person Specification

• Previous experience in a Portering role or similar public service
• Ability to communicate with staff, visitors and patients
• NVQ in supervision (Level 2 preferable)
• Experience in leading teams
• Be able to use basic IT platforms
• Ability to communicate with staff and members of the public

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

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basingstoke And North Hampshire Hospital

Basingstoke And North Hampshire Hospital