Portering Team LeaderinGillinghaminGillinghamPUBLISHED WED 23 OCT 2024
Medway NHS Foundation Trustr4SHtV4X
The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership and problem-solving skills, ensure adequate staffing levels, and maintain professional communication with various stakeholders, including patients and external agencies. This position is part of a diverse and dynamic team committed to delivering high-quality care, and applicants are encouraged to embody the Trust's values throughout their employment.
Portering Team Leader
Division: Estates & Facilities
Band: 4
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: Week Commencing 11th November 2024
We are recruiting for a Portering Team Leader who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Joining our vibrant and busy team, you'll be required to manage the day to day operations of the Portering Department.
Applicants will be required to be flexible and work weekends and bank holidays as they will be required to work a shift pattern in a 24/7, seven days a week service. Although this role will normally be Monday to Friday day shifts, the role does require the above flexibility to cover off holidays and sickness for other colleagues within the portering team.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Your primary responsibility/duty is to lead all aspects of the daily operations of the area/areas of main management responsibility, by providing an excellent customer focused service, ensuring that all Portering department tasks/duties are completed in a professional and timely fashion.
To be responsible for the management, supervision and administration of the post holders designated area/areas of responsibility to include but not exclusive: appraisals, attendance, booking of bank staff, sickness / absence records through the use of the Trust databases, and arranging bespoke and or mandatory training.
The Portering Team Leader will be required to delegate tasks as necessary though out the department, whilst utilising good leadership and problem solving skills, ensuring that they actively pursue and reinforce the Trusts policies in relation to Equal Opportunities and diversity legislation.
To manage and maintain adequate staffing levels by co-ordinating and producing all staff duties/rosters, ensuring that any staff absence is covered.
Liaise with all users of the portering service to include , patients, trust department and services and external companies and agencies in a professional manner and where required problem solve in line with Department SOPs and trust policy.
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