Job summary
- Main area
- Porters
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: full time or part times
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon -Fri shift pattern core hours)
- Job ref
- 151-LC431
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Frimley Park Hospital
- Town
- Frimley, Surrey
- Salary
- £32,601 - £39,686 per annum incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Porter Manager
Band 5
Job overview
Join Our Portering Team at Frimley Park Hospital!
Are you looking for a rewarding career in NHS Facilities where you can make a real difference? Frimley Park Hospital, part of Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, is seeking dedicated Porter Manager to join our busy team in Frimley.
As Porter Manager, you will play a vital role in maintaining a safe and efficient patient transfer service which supports our clinical colleagues and overall patient experience
Please note that this role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the post.
Main duties of the job
Your responsibilities will include:
✅ Manage and oversee the daily operations of the Portering service across all designated Trust sites
✅ Assessing risks and implementing site wide safety measures and process.
✅ Develop and maintain Portering staff rotas, ensuring compliance with Trust policies and procedures
✅ Carry out appraisals and oversee sickness reports within the Portering team.
✅ Generating reports both electronically and in written form and present data to wider Trust and NHS forums.
✅ Upholding NHS values and delivering a high standard of service.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What We Offer:
🔹 Full, bespoke training—no prior experience required!
🔹 A supportive team environment within a respected NHS Trust.
🔹 Opportunities for career development in a meaningful role.
If you’re proactive, reliable, and passionate about safety and security, we’d love to hear from you!
📢 Apply today and be part of something bigger.
📍 For more details, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to A level or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Management or leadership qualification (e.g., ILM Level 3 or equivalent).
- Health & Safety qualification (e.g., IOSH Managing Safely).
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in supervising or managing a team in a facilities or support services environment
- Experience in staff rostering and resource allocation.
- Experience in performance monitoring and reporting.
- Experience in budget management or cost control.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience working within the NHS or a large complex organisation.
- Experience in implementing service improvements or change management.
- Experience in waste management and sustainability initiatives.
- Knowledge of NHS standards for portering and facilities services.
- Management CSE or experience
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to lead, motivate, and develop a team.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work with staff at all levels.
- Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines..
- Knowledge of Health & Safety, infection control, and manual handling regulations.
- IT literacy, including use of scheduling systems and Microsoft Office
- Evidence of showing ability to work under pressure, make decisions following risk assessment to support colleagues
Desirable criteria
- Be able to present data at Trust level
- Knowledge of NHS policies and procedures
- Understanding of sustainability and waste reduction practices.
- Ability to contribute ideas for improving processes or efficiency.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mark Lepine-Williams
- Job title
- Support Services Manager - Porters and Security
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 613 6446
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