Senior Portering Shift Manager

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Luton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Luton Site, is seeking a Senior Portering Shift Manager. You will lead a busy portering team, coordinate transfers, deliveries and emergency support, while managing rotas and staff development to ensure smooth hospital operations and patient care.

Join a dedicated NHS Trust committed to high-quality service and staff development, with 37.5 hours per week and shift patterns discussed at interview.

Qualifications

• Experience of overseeing teams in a hospital or portering environment preferred.
• Strong leadership and rota management abilities.
• Commitment to patient care and health-safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Respond to requests for patient transfers and assist in emergencies.
• Coordinate collection and delivery of samples and medicines within the wards.
• Create and manage staff rotas using Healthroster; supervise portering staff.
• Conduct staff appraisals and provide training to the team.
• Lead by example and uphold Trust values to deliver excellent patient experience.

Job description

We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic, and hardworking Senior Portering Shift Manager to join our Portering team here at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust at Luton Site.

You will work as part of and a senior Team leader contributing to the efficient running of the department. You will direct, support, and supervise Portering colleagues undertake a range of duties to support the delivery of an efficient and effective service to patients, visitors, and colleagues.

37.5 hours per week, rota and shift patterns to be discussed at interview

Sponsorship is not available for this role

This is a busy, active and fulfilling role. You will join a dedicated and professional Portering team that work together to deliver a service that we are extremely proud of.

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of a team contributing to the efficient running of the service, responding to requests for patient transfers, assistance with emergency situations, the collection and delivery of samples and medicines etc. Whilst many of the tasks are routine the daily activities of the service may be unpredictable therefore flexibility and an ability to use your own initiative is essential to this post.

As a Senior Portering Shift Manager you must be visible, dynamic and able to liaise and communicate with your team, colleagues, and other departments, and managing portering staff allocated to Departments.

You will be required to complete staff rotas using “Healthroster”, carry out staff appraisals and training whilst supervising the Portering team and delegate and prioritise their work. In addition provide coordinating support to Portering Shift Managers.

The Senior Portering Shift Manager has an important role within the department, you will work alongside your team, leading by example, upholding the Trust’s values to deliver an excellent patient experience.

You will be required, to adhere to departmental and Trust standards in relation to Infection Control and Information Governance.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ian Schilling Job title: Portering Services Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07929027325