Porter Supervisor

Integrated Care System; Banbury; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Banbury is seeking a Porter Supervisor. The role involves supervising staff, managing rotas, and ensuring adherence to health and safety protocols. Candidates should have supervisory experience, a Full UK Driving Licence, and an understanding of the healthcare environment. This position offers a salary of £24,937 to £26,598 pro rata.

Qualifications

• Experience in a supervisory role.
• Experience in a healthcare environment preferred.
• Ability to work under own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Portering staff on a daily basis.
• Manage staff rotas and absence.
• Conduct staff training and appraisals.

Skills

Staff management

Motivational skills

Risk assessments

Health and Safety knowledge

Microsoft Office suite

Education

Full UK Driving Licence

Job description

Go back Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Porter Supervisor

The closing date is 19 August 2025

The Horton General Hospital, Banbury is seeking a highly motivated team leader to join our Portering Supervisory Team.The position will require the post holder to work 39 hours per week including working weekends and bank holidays.Applicants must possess relevant experience of working in a supervisory role and have had first line responsibility for staff management. Previous experience of working in a healthcare environment or within a Portering role will be an advantage.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification as your application will be assessed against the required criteria.

If you feel ready to undertake a first line management role, why not consider joining the team.

The role, whilst operational, will provide you with opportunities to be part of the patient experience, whereby you will be preparing rosta's, training staff, supporting the team as well as undertaking general portering duties along with being part of the site's emergency response team.

Main duties of the job

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To be the operational Portering supervisor(s) in charge of the provision of a Portering team providing support services to the hospital site.

To ensure staff rotas are managed ensuring all Portering shifts are covered and that staff contingency plans are in place.

To liaise with other Portering supervisors to ensure continued service supervision during times of absence, annual leave or sickness

To effectively manage staff sickness, annual leave and provide correct payroll information to the Portering Manager.

To be the Portering lead for all site emergency response procedures.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

Job responsibilities

To allocate duties and shifts using an agreed staff roster system, ensuring effective Portering cover within allocated budget.

To supervise on a day to day basis, the Portering staff ensuring continued service supervision during times of absence, annual leave or sickness.

To effectively manage staff sickness, absence and annual leave.

To provide monthly payroll information to the Portering Manager ensuring all shift enhancements and overtime is captured correctly.

To ensure Portering equipment is operated in line with safe operating procedures and manufacturers operational guidelines, reporting any defects to the Portering Manager.

To ensure Portering staff complete all required statutory and mandatory training in line with Trust policies.

Ensure Portering staff receive adequate training in all aspects of their role and that this is documented for each individual.

To complete return to work interviews with staff following periods of sickness, absence.

To carry out annual staff appraisals with Portering staff, setting robust job related objectives with the aim of improving service performance.

To complete Back Care Facilitator training and as part of this role, assess Portering manual handling procedures and complete manual handling risk assessments.

To ensure all waste handling equipment is operated and maintained in line with safe operating procedures and manufacturer recommendations.

To proactively manage the informal process of addressing sickness, absence in line with Trust policies and procedures.

Support staff when dealing with front line distressing and emotional activities relating to crash team calls, mortuary duties and critical accident and emergency response.

Play a key role in ensuring the hospital site remains operational in the event of extreme weather conditions, clearing snow from roads and footpaths and salt gritting overnight to maintain safe access.

To assist in the development of operational procedures for tasks performed by the Portering department.

To liaise with service users to ensure the Portering provision meets the operational needs of the clinical services and to organise adhoc workloads.

To assist in the recruitment, interview and induction of staff.

To maintain expected standards of conduct, in line with Trust values, of all Portering staff and ensure that all wear the approved uniform and safety footwear.

To ensure Portering staff are given all relevant information through staff briefs, feedback from meetings and other sources of information.

To be fully aware of Fire Response Procedures ensuring all Porters are trained to a competent level of fire marshal and response team requirements.

To have input in identifying ways to improve the department both operationally and financially.

To assist departments with the movement of patients using clinical manual handling procedures including pat sliding and log rolling techniques. To use reasonable judgement when preparing to move a patient and check with clinical staff if unsure.

Use machinery, equipment or materials as required throughout the hospital site, ensuring the use of such, is in full compliance with Trust policies and safe operating procedures.

To replace medical gas cylinders where required and to check the cylinders and regulators for leaks in accordance with defined procedures. Report any defects to the senior nurse on the wards or department and remove from service.

Collect pathology specimens, containers and units of blood, on a routine collection round plus when requested, ensuring a record of collection is logged in the specimen book on each ward or department. Transport all items in accordance with safe handling procedures.

Collect and deliver pharmacy supplies, fluids, controlled drugs and emergency equipment as required, following approved procedures and ensuring paperwork is completed.

Undertake non-routine Portering duties such as office and equipment movement, escort duties including the retrieval/movement of patient notes and medical records.

Complete role specific, on the job training and site familiarisation with new Portering staff or agency/bank support staff as part of the staff induction process.

Respond to service delivery issues using own judgement and problem solving skills when the Portering Manager is not available.

Assist security staff, when requested, with challenging patients or relatives using approved techniques. Complete site lockup and unlocking as instructed.

Deliver and collect patient food trolleys across the hospital site using the designated Master Mover equipment and approved manual handling procedures.

Undertake the movement of deceased patients from clinical areas to the mortuary in line with approved procedures, and clinical manual handling techniques.

Move and retrieve trolleys, beds and wheelchairs as necessary across the hospital site ensuring items are stored in the dedicated areas and available for use.

Collect and sort mail for delivery across the hospital site. Sort mail into the required postal streams and process outgoing mail through the franking machine.

Attend all Trauma/Adult/Cardiac/Major Incident/ Fire Calls as part of the emergency response team. Investigate and assess fire alarms and situations in line with operational procedures and inform the Duty Operational Manager.

Carry out daily cleaning of all portering wheelchairs in line with Infection Control Cleaning Procedures and ensure all other bed frames, trolleys and bariatric equipment are cleaned prior to storage.

To deliver clean linen to all wards and departments and complete routine collections of soiled linen so that it is not left to build up in wards or corridors.

To undertake the collection of all waste, at routine times, in accordance with safe operating procedures and Trust waste management policies. Use electric tugs and trailers for the movement of waste around site.

To carry out ward curtain changes as part of the terminal cleaning process, will include high level ladder use.

Provide Portering cover to the radiology department when required. This will include the transporting of patients, using reasonable judgement and liaising with clinical staff to ensure the patient identity is checked prior to movement.

To provide a priority Portering response to the Accident & Emergency Department and Emergency Assessment Unit in support of helping to improve patient waiting times.

To complete all required training, including statutory, mandatory and role specific, and adhere to all Trusts policies and procedures.

To communicate with Trust colleagues, managers, patients, visitors and the general public in an appropriate manner that promotes the Trusts values at all times.

To undertake any other reasonable duties as and when requested to assist in the smooth delivery of healthcare services.

Person Specification

Must hold a Full UK Driving Licence

• Experience of working a shift based role
• Experience of producing rostas
• Experience of Microsoft Office suite of programmes
• Good motivational skills
• Ability to work under own initiative and to achieve set targets
• Experience of carrying out risk assessments and developing safe systems of work
• Good knowledge of Health and Safety requirements
• Good understanding of the Portering role within a healthcare setting
• Experience of line management

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

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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