Job summary
Providing comprehensive administrative support and planning to enable the team to carry out their roles effectively, whilst coordinating and overseeing the Portering staffin aLeadPortering Supervisor capacity.
Interview date: 18th March 2026
Main duties of the job
About us
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.
UHD has active networks including Women's, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Providing and supervisingthe effective management of aggressive and abusivebehaviourfrom patients and visitors in a firm and tactful manner, ensuring that the personal safety and wellbeing of staff, patients and visitors aremaintained.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Providing and supervisingthe effective management of aggressive and abusivebehaviourfrom patients and visitors in a firm and tactful manner, ensuring that the personal safety and wellbeing of staff, patients and visitors aremaintained.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Eng & Maths Grade c or above
- C & G level 3 Leadership & Maanagement
Desirable
- SIA Trained in Compliance with COSHH
Experience
Essential
- Leadership experience with Hospital Environment or equiviliant
Desirable
- Major Incident or BCP knowledge
- Teamwork evidence with responsibility for moving patients, Bloods, Medical Gas supplies
- Evidence of leading a team dealing with violence & aggression
Other skills
Essential
- Effective Communication
- Good organisation skills (providing evidence)
- Good Computer skills and telephone manner
- Proven Leadership experience
- Positive and flexible approach to work
Desirable
- Security Awareness
- Portering knowledge in acute setting
Personal Skills
Essential
- Personal Integrity and initiative enabling you to work on your own or as a member of a team.
- bility to deal positively with emotional and stressful situations within the workplace.
- Good problem-solving skills
- Effective communication skills to enable resolution of conflict
- To have the ability to use discretion and to be fair with judgements when dealing with disciplinary procedures and personal matters.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE Eng & Maths Grade c or above
- C & G level 3 Leadership & Maanagement
Desirable
- SIA Trained in Compliance with COSHH
Experience
Essential
- Leadership experience with Hospital Environment or equiviliant
Desirable
- Major Incident or BCP knowledge
- Teamwork evidence with responsibility for moving patients, Bloods, Medical Gas supplies
- Evidence of leading a team dealing with violence & aggression
Other skills
Essential
- Effective Communication
- Good organisation skills (providing evidence)
- Good Computer skills and telephone manner
- Proven Leadership experience
- Positive and flexible approach to work
Desirable
- Security Awareness
- Portering knowledge in acute setting
Personal Skills
Essential
- Personal Integrity and initiative enabling you to work on your own or as a member of a team.
- bility to deal positively with emotional and stressful situations within the workplace.
- Good problem-solving skills
- Effective communication skills to enable resolution of conflict
- To have the ability to use discretion and to be fair with judgements when dealing with disciplinary procedures and personal matters.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
