Portering supervisor

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a proactive Site Services professional to uphold service standards, monitor equipment and supplies, and coordinate with the Site Services/Contract Manager within the trust's facilities.

The role demands strong planning, time management and a professional approach to day-to-day operations, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities and collaborate across teams to ensure reliable site services for patient care.

Qualifications

• Excellent time management skills.
• Good planning and organisational abilities.
• Flexible in approach to tasks and priorities.
• Ability to act independently when required and liaise with managers.
• Understanding of roles of others relevant to your own.

Responsibilities

• Ensure required signatures are obtained for bleeps, radios and other equipment.
• Maintain equipment, e.g. bleeps, radios, etc. and stores in good order.
• Contact Portering Manager in the event of problems with equipment or if stores or equipment are required.
• Check site vehicles as specified by Portering Manager/ Assistant Manager.
• Complete any vehicle inspection list daily.

Skills

Time management

Planning & organisation

Flexibility

Independent action

Team liaison

Professional image

Job description

The maintenance of a high standard of service, meeting the agreed specification.The job holders role demands excellent time management skills. The jobholder is expected to identify areas where the service could be improved and determine ways in which this could be done.

The job requires good planning and organisational skills. The job holder is required to be flexible in his/her approach.

Some independent action is required in the absence of the Site Services Manager/Contract Manager but at other times close liaison with the Site Services Manager/Contract Manager is required.

The jobholder should ensure that he/she understands all functions and roles of others relevant to his/her own.

The jobholder must present a professional image at all times.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure that required signatures are obtained for bleeps, radios and other equipment.
• Maintain equipment, e.g. bleeps, radios, etc. and stores in good order.
• Contact Portering Manager in the event of problems with equipment or if stores or equipment are required.
• Check site vehicles as specified by Portering Manager/ Assistant Manager.
• Complete any vehicle inspection list daily.

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities. We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West. We operate from five hospital sites: Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospitalis home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospitalprovide specialist services incardiothoracic surgery,cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.