Portering Team Leader

Job summary

The Post Holder is responsible for supporting, directing, guiding, and training staff in the Portering Services Department, whilst working alongside them as a member of the Team at operational level, moving patients, samples, and medical records across the Trust in a safe and efficient manner.

Communication and relationship skills.

Effective working relationships with colleagues and Managers within Facilities and the whole organisation.

To communicate formally and informally with staff, patients, and visitors at varying levels within the Trust, to ensure day to day duties are performed to, and meet with,the required quality standards and Service Level Agreements.

A Team Leader is expected to be always courteous and maintain high standards of personal hygiene due to the physical nature of this post and the close contact with others.

Analytical and judgement skills.

To review staffing levels, tele tracking jobs and how busy the hospital is to ensure appropriate jobs are escalated so to aid patient flow.

Planning and Organisational skills

To act as part of the leadership team and to act as lead for 2 of: MLE record keeping, Rota's, annual leave records, management of attendance and return to work interviews.

Main duties of the job

You will also be expected to act as an appraiser for part of the portering team and carryout other administrative duties including payroll. You will also be expected to support the management team with the recruiting and retention of staff. The Post Holder will promote a positive Team culture within the Portering department and act as a representative for the department across the Trust. Key Working Relationships The Post Holder will promote a positive Team culture within the Portering department and act as a representative for the department across the Trust with all levels of staff, a wide cross section of patients and support services. To communicate formally and informally with staff, patients, and visitors at varying levels within the Trust, to ensure day to day duties are performed to, and meet with, the required quality standards and Service Level Agreements. A Team Leader is expected to be always courteous and maintain high standards of personal hygiene due to the physical nature of this post and the close contact with others.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visitingwww.experiencesalisbury.co.uk