Job summary
- Main area
- Porter Supervisor
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week (Average 18.75 week 1 15hours week 2 22.5 hours. Rolling Rota, Week1:Saturday 15.00pm to 23.00pm, Sunday 15.00pm to 23.00pm. Week2: Monday 15.00pm -23.00pm, Saturday 15.00pm to 23.00pm, Sunday 15:00pm to 23:00pm)
- Job ref
- 411-COR-25-7392603
- Employer
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Alderhey children's Hospital
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 Pro Rota
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Porter supervisor
NHS AfC: Band 4
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.
We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
- Great flexible working opportunities
- Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
- Generous annual leave and pension scheme
- Extensive staff health and well-being programmes
Job overview
To ensure the Trust delivers an efficient and effective portering service by the
effective management of the portering team. To maintain an up-to-date record of
holidays, sickness, overtime, and attendance for all portering staff. To ensure all staff
receive the required level of training and attend any necessary mandatory training
and induction courses. To work as part of a team with other Supervisors and to liaise
closely with Facilities Manager, Deputy Director of Nursing and Quality, IPC
department, Ward Managers, Departmental managers, Operational Managers and
Facilities Leads.
Main duties of the job
To manage and attend all emergencies across the Trust. This includes responding to
the following emergency calls, helicopter, fire, cardiac arrest, major trauma, major
incident and lift entrapment.
Support the Facilities Manager with the effective management of the Portering Team.
In the absence of the Facilities Manager the Portering Supervisor will ensure the
service operates effectively including representing the Facilities Manager at
meetings.
Support the Facilities Manager during review of KPI’s to take actions forward to
improve performance as required.
Working for our organisation
Respect: We show that we value every individual for who they are and their
contribution.
Excellence:
We pride ourselves on the quality of our care, going the extra mile to make
Alder Hey a safe and special place for children and their families.
Innovation: We are committed to continually improving for the benefit of our patients.
Together: We work across the Alder Hey community in teams that are built on
friendship, dedication, care, and reassurance
Openness: We are open and honest and engage everyone we meet with a smile
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To ensure the Trust delivers an efficient and effective portering service by the
effective management of the portering team. To maintain an up-to-date record of
holidays, sickness, overtime, and attendance for all portering staff. To ensure all staff
receive the required level of training and attend any necessary mandatory training
and induction courses. To work as part of a team with other Supervisors and to liaise
closely with Facilities Manager, Deputy Director of Nursing and Quality, IPC
department, Ward Managers, Departmental managers, Operational Managers and
Facilities Leads.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Educated to a good standard, or relevant experience.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working within a supervision role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Andrea Bretherton
- Job title
- Facilities Ops Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 293 3586
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