Portering Shift Manager
| Posting date: | 12 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,071.00 to £25,674.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24071.00 - £25674.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 June 2025 |
| Location: | Luton, LU4 0DZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9418-25-0696 |
Summary
He/she is responsible for ensuring that the Portering services are run smoothly and efficiently, liaising as necessary with the Porter Manager and other Managers. Communicate verbally with Portering Manager and staff by phone, radio and through written procedures, ensuring an effective exchange of information regarding Portering tasks and service needs. Ensuring prompt, efficient and courteous fulfilment of its commitments. To communicate with a range of clinical and non-clinical staff, patients and visitors. To deal with ad hoc requests from Managers for all the above services providing on the spot advice and support as necessary. Carry out staff appraisals, training, team briefs and Return to Work interviews. Update appraisal plan, appraisal register and Training needs analysis To prepare rotas and allocate staff in liaison with the Portering Manager. To have interviewing skills & to help in the recruitment of new staff. To check and verify time sheets and maintain records of sickness, leave, financial payments, completes timesheets for pay; authorises overtime etc. for appropriate staff in liaison with their Line Managers requirements. To ensure supervision and discipline of Portering services staff is maintained. To ensure any necessary practical training of Portering services staff is undertaken/arranged. To ensure the Trust abides by its obligations in relation to Health and Safety and Fire Regulations. To ensure that the switchboard is manned in accordance with the guidance given by the switchboard Supervisor, covering the switchboard duties as required. To promote and maintain high standards of performance in Portering services. To organise the work of the out-of-hours non-clinical services as required ensuring an effective service. To carry a bleep and radio arrange for all urgent requests and emergencies to be dealt with quickly, efficiently and effectively. To be on call as necessary to ensure the effective running of non-clinical services. Undertake out-of-hours mortuary viewings & bodies releases. You may be required to undertake such other duties commensurate with your grade, as may be reasonably required of you, subject to the operational needs of the Trust.