Porter Duty Manager

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS healthcare provider in Salford is seeking a Porter Duty Manager for a full-time, 37.5 hour per week role. The candidate will oversee the portering department's daily management and must be flexible with shifts, covering nights, weekends, and Bank Holidays as needed. The ideal candidate will have supervisory experience, good IT skills, and knowledge of health and safety regulations. This role offers competitive benefits and the opportunity for personal development within the NHS Trust.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Annual leave allowance

Qualifications

• Previous Supervisory Experience is essential.
• Experience of working in a hospital environment.
• Proven ability to train and develop staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage day to day operations of the portering department.
• Provide coverage during nights, weekends, and Bank Holidays as needed.
• Attend meetings as required for operational needs.

Skills

Good IT Skills

Flexibility

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

Go back Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Porter Duty Manager

The closing date is 09 December 2025

A 6 month secondment opportunity has arisen for a Portering Duty Manager to join our busy Portering Team.

The role is a 37.5 hours full-time contract, with a set working shift pattern in addition to being flexible at times to suit the portering operation and organisation.

Main duties of the job

• Will require a high degree of flexibility to cover/attend meetings.
• The role will be responsible for the day to day management of the department for the portering and waste manager when necessary.
• The successful candidates will need to demonstrate a flexibility to shift patterns as the roles will also need to cover nights, weekends and Bank Holidays when necessary.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Experience

• Previous Supervisory Experience
• Experience of working in a hospital
• Experience of training and developing staff

Skills

• Good IT Skills
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Flexibility

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Health & Safety
• Knowledge of Portering

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.