Portering Supervisor

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Walton-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Staff benefits including EAP

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Portering Supervisor to lead a 24/7 portering service. You will supervise rostering, sickness management and staff training while delivering a wide range of portering duties for both patient and non-patient areas.

The role requires initiative, teamwork and excellent communication, with shift patterns including nights, weekends and bank holidays.

Qualifications

• Experience in portering or facilities support roles.
• Proven supervisory or team leadership experience.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills are essential.
• Ability to adapt to shift patterns including nights, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Oversee portering tasks and supervision such as rostering and sickness management.
• Admin duties, staff training and day-to-day delivery of portering services.
• Provide reliable, flexible support to patients and non-patient areas, including driving vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes.

Skills

Porter duties

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

Teamwork

Flexible hours

Driving licence

Job description

To work as a member of the Facilities Team to carry out a comprehensive range of Portering tasks at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB).

We are looking for hard working, reliable and flexible individuals to join our team. You will carry out a wide range of Portering duties which is a 24hr/365 days a year service these roles will cover both patient and non patient duties. This role is a portering supervisor position which will cover all the portering duties and supervisory tasks such as administration, rosters, sickness management, training etc.

The work is varied and interesting, it requires initiative, awareness and Good communication skills. You must also have the ability to work as part of a team plus a flexible approach to working hours, which will include Nights, weekends and Bank Holidays which are all essential in order to meet the needs of the department.

Enhancements are paid for lates, weekends, nights and bank holidays.

The position is on a set shift basis covering 12 hour shifts earlies, lates, nights, weekends and bank holidays.

This role is a portering supervisor position which will cover all the portering duties and supervisory tasks such as administration, rosters, sickness management, training, staffing, etc and the operational day to day delivery of the department (this is not an exhaustive list)

Please refer to the job description for specifics with this role.

Full training will be given.

A full driving licence is essential to this role which needs to include driving vehicles up to 3.5 tonne.

Closing date of applications: 23rd September 2026

Interview date: 7th October 2026

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dave Gallagher Job title: Facilities Operations Manager - Logistics Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01283 511511