Lead Portering Supervisor | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,485 - £30,162 Per Year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 March 2026 |
| Location: | Poole, BH15 2JB |
| Company: | Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7763357/153-CO05576 |
Summary
Providing comprehensive administrative support and planning to enable the team to carry out their roles effectively, whilst coordinating and overseeing the Portering staff in a Lead Portering Supervisor capacity.
Interview date: 18th March 2026
• Support and Deputise for Dept Manager on occasion.
• Investigate and where possible resolve day to day service-related issues, raising to manager where required.
• Direct overall supervision of Portering Supervisory Team.
• Undertake staff appraisals
• Partake in recruitment process
• Ensure correct daily staffing levels are maintained on Health Roster
• Develop and maintain Departmental Wellbeing strategy in consultation with the Department Manager. Acting as first point of contact for staff on wellbeing issues, signposting, monitoring, and promoting wellbeing.
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
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• Providing and supervising the effective management of aggressive and abusive behaviour from patients and visitors in a firm and tactful manner, ensuring that the personal safety and wellbeing of staff, patients and visitors are maintained.
• Apply appropriate Prevention Management of Violence & Aggression (PMVA) techniques as situations dictate, which may include physical restraint in line with agreed procedures.
• Assist with Close Observation of patients that may be at risk of harm to themselves or others.
• Assist in the locating and return of missing or absconding patients.
This advert closes on Sunday 8 Mar 2026
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