Portering & Security Supervisor — Lead Safe, Compassionate Care

Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Portering and Security Supervisor to lead our portering and security teams on shift, ensuring safe and efficient services for patients, visitors and staff in a large hospital environment.

You will coordinate day-to-day operations, allocate resources, monitor performance and support your team to maintain high standards of service and safety while working within Trust policies and national standards.

Responsibilities

• To be responsible, on a shift basis, for the provision of an effective and efficient Portering and Security service to all Wards and Departments at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn.
• To be responsible for organising and directing Portering and Security staff on shift ensuring that the internal transfers of patients between wards and departments are carried out timely and efficiently; transferring deceased patients from wards to the mortuary in a timely, courteous and respectful manner.
• To be responsible for maintaining high profile security patrols of the hospital and grounds.
• To ensure that the hospital is made secure, by the locking of all appropriate doors and windows during the silent hours and to ensure these doors are unlocked as required, in accordance with the established procedure.
• To control out of hours access by contractors and visitors, ensuring appropriate authorisation is in place and security is maintained.
• To assist both members of the public and staff against incidents of violence and aggression that may occur on the hospital premises, and to liaise with the Police and ensure that all incidents are documented.
• To act as the Responsible Officer for the hospital in the event of the fire alarm being raised until the Fire Service arrives; assist in the co-ordination for the evacuation of patients and the public in the event of a major fire.

Skills

Team leadership

Operational coordination

Safety compliance

Incident response

Job description

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Portering and Security Supervisor to lead our portering and security teams on shift, ensuring safe and efficient services for patients, visitors and staff in a large hospital environment.

You will coordinate day-to-day operations, allocate resources, monitor performance and support your team to maintain high standards of service and safety while working within Trust policies and national standards.