Porter Supervisor
The closing date is 28 October 2025
Job summary
The Portering team are seeking a self motivated competent supervisor, to provide day to day line management to our Portering team for a 12 month contract.
Main duties of the job
- Supervising a team of staff on shift. Allocating, delegating and monitoring tasks in accordance with the specifications. Ensure that all day-to-day tasks are completed at the end of the shift but where necessary hand over to the next shift co-ordinator.
- To prioritise and allocate various tasks to the appropriate staff via the use of computer/radio system as appropriate, ensuring correct procedures are followed.
- To ensure that standards and response times are met and if necessary updating tasks with reasons for delay.
Organise roster to cover absence and annual leave
About us
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Details
Date posted
14 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum, plus 5% high cost area supplement
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
292-7527142-E&F
Job locations
Princess Alexandra Hospital
HAMSTEL ROAD
Harlow
CM20 1QX
Employer details
Employer name
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Address
Princess Alexandra Hospital
HAMSTEL ROAD
Harlow
CM20 1QX
Employer's website
https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


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