Chargehand Porter

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Sheffield is seeking a Chargehand Porter. The successful candidate will supervise portering staff, maintain service quality, and interact with patients and visitors. Experience in supervision and excellent interpersonal skills are essential. The role offers professional development opportunities and supportive workplace policies.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive workplace policies

Qualifications

• Experience in a supervisory role within a portering service.
• Ability to manage and lead a team effectively.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to interact with patients and staff.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and allocate tasks to General Portering Staff.
• Provide front of house contact for patients and visitors.
• Maintain an efficient and effective Portering Service.

Skills

Supervision

Task allocation

Customer service

Job description

We are looking to recruit a Chargehand Porter, the post holder will be responsible for Allocating tasks to Portering staff, ensuring Trust Policies and Procedures are adhered to. They will need to adhere to and share responsibilities for implementation of Trust Policies and Local Departmental Rules.

Other duties will include; participating in all patient movement duties when required, carrying out annual Individual Performance Reviews with staff, identifying training and development needs and receiving and signing for parcels, including medical records and specimens re collection.

• To supervise and allocate tasks to General Portering Staff.
• Provide a front of house contact to patients and visitors. RHH Only
• To maintain an efficient and effective Portering Service with the responsibility for a team of Porters
• To ensure agreed quality standards are maintained
• Be pleasant and courteous with an understanding manner
• To act as line manager out of hour
  
  

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Stacey Grocock Job title: Portering and Transport Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0114 2714701