Portering and Security Services is part of Estates & Facilities. Portering and Security Supervisors are responsible for the daily allocation of Portering and Security staff on duty.
They should have knowledge of the roles and functions of all wards and departments within the hospital. The Supervisor should have knowledge of and implement Trust Policies and Procedures.
The Supervisor will assist the management team in the maintenance of records, organisation of staff rotas, public holiday and annual leave with the use of IT and other equipment.
• Interview date: 11th June 2024
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes /week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Duties will include the close supervision of both Portering & Security staff primarily at the Freeman Hospital ensuring appropriate utilisation and allocation of staff and resources, completion of duty rosters and adherence to departmental and Trust policies/procedures in all areas.
You will be responsible for:
• ensuring that the department provides an efficient and timely service to users at all times
• the training, supervision, monitoring and appraisals of staff in the department
• responding to emergency/security calls
• carrying out porters tasks as and when required
The successful applicant will work on a 12-hour shift basis as part of a 6 man team of Supervisors which will include both dayshift and nightshift (working an average of 37.5hrs weekly). Please note that Bank Holiday and weekend working is included as part of the shift pattern and a flexible attitude to working hours, shifts and occasional overtime is essential.
Applicants will be required to work across the organisation, providing supervisory cover at other Trust sites as per the needs of the business.
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, we have around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
• To assist the Portering / Security Manager in the provision of effective / efficient Portering / Security Services using all equipment / resources available to the department.
• The post holder will be responsible for the supervision, discipline of staff under their control.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
This advert closes on Thursday 30 May 2024
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