Portering and Waste Supervisor - Lodge

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Bristol is seeking a Portering & Waste Supervisor to ensure the smooth operation of services. The role involves managing porters, liaising with management, and ensuring efficient delivery of services. Applicants should have significant experience in a similar role, preferably in an NHS setting, and possess a leadership qualification. This position offers a salary of up to £26.5k and various employee benefits including annual leave and pension.

Benefits

27 + 8 days annual leave

Industry leading pension

Multitude of national discounts

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a similar field.
• Previous experience of managing/supervising staff.
• Experience in NHS setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage porters role on a day to day basis.
• Use the Health roster system for staff management.
• Liaise with portering management on equipment maintenance.
• React to emergency requests promptly.

Skills

Good communication skills including the ability to use tact and persuasion

Ability to deal with Portering related non‑routine activities

Work well in a team

Education

Good Basic Education (to include English and Maths)

NVQ 3 leadership qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work‑life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under‑represented within the Trust.

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Job overview

New Role Available, Up to £26.5k per annum + unsocial hours, 27 + 8 days annual leave, multitude of national discounts, and industry
leading pension!

Do you have experience as a team leader or supervisor in a customer facing environment? Would you like to make a difference to patient care
within the NHS? Do you have the commitment and drive to work in one of the busiest hospitals in the country?

We are currently recruiting a Portering & Waste Supervisor, to help us keep our hospitals moving and our patients served. You will be required to cover a 24/7 rota.

You will work autonomously and manage your own workload, acting for your Line Manager during Annual Leave, evenings, nights and weekends. You will lead with the support of management in instilling appropriate Trust Values and working practices into the portering team.

Main duties of the job

Your role will include, but is not limited to:

• To manage porters role on a day to day basis.
• Use the Health roster system to ensure all staff are paid correctly and annual leave sickness and other absences are entered on the system.
• Liaise with portering management regarding the maintenance and repair of equipment used by portering staff, e.g. patient wheelchairs, patient trolleys.
• Working with your team in tasks to provide a continuity of service.
• React to emergency requests with speed, answering bleep or mobile phone promptly, undertaking the task yourself if necessary.
• Liaising with Ward/Departmental Management and Staff, taking particular attention to the Trust Clinical Site Management Team on quality of service delivery.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.

As a forward‑thinking multi‑award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world‑leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Experience

• Significant experience in a similar field
• Previous experience of managing/supervising staff
• Experience in NHS setting

Qualifications

• Good Basic Education (to include English and Maths)
• NVQ 3 leadership qualification or equivalent experience in the leadership of a team

Skills

• Good communication skills including the ability to use tact and persuasion
• Ability to deal with Portering related non‑routine activities such as answering queries, progress chasing and problem solving.
• Ability to cope with daily exposure to dirt, dust, smells, bodily fluids and verbal aggression
• Work well in a team

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.

The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

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Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification.

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.