Portering Chargehand

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Leigh on Sea; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development

Career progression

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust seeks an experienced Chargehand Porter to supervise the portering team across wards and departments, coordinating patient movement, transport of specimens, equipment and supplies to ensure timely and safe service.

You will assist the Portering Manager with rostering, annual leave, sickness cover and performance issues, while identifying risks and conducting annual risk assessments.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Leadership and team supervision abilities.
• Experience with rostering or shift planning is desirable.
• Good understanding of risk assessment and safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Supervise portering team across wards and departments for patient movement, transport of specimens, medical gas, equipment and supplies.
• Assist Portering Manager with rostering, annual leave, sickness cover and performance management.
• Identify potential risks in portering activities and work with management to resolve them.
• Participate in risk assessments annually and for new work identified.
• Ensure adherence to uniform and PPE Trust requirements by General Porters.
• Identify training needs and development opportunities for porters.

Job description

You will be responsible for the efficient effective and professional supervision of the portering team across the range of portering services to wards and departments, including patient movement, transportation of specimens, medical gas, medical equipment, blood products, supplies, and emergency responses.

This is a working supervisor role and therefore the postholder will be expected to carry out all portering tasks. The post holder will support the Portering Manager; this will include assisting in the rostering of staff, booking and covering annual leave, arranging sickness cover in and out of hours, and assisting with sickness management and performance issues.

You will be responsible for identifying potential risks associated with all associated works and actively working with management to resolve them.

You will participate in Risk assessments on an annual review basis and for any new work identified.

You will be responsible for ensuring that the General Porters adhere to a uniform and PPE Trust requirements.

The Chargehand Porter will also identify any specific training needs for General Porters and development requirements.

We are looking for a motivated individual with excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills who is dedicated to working as part of the team.

Are you an experienced Porter? Do you want to use your skills and experience to help make a difference?

You’ll be joining a hardworking, determined and dynamic team, supporting in driving efficiencies across the service and empowering staff to be the best they can be and in turn ensure the best patient experience is provided at all times.

In return you will have access to the best training in this field which will enable you to develop your skillset and progress your career

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.