University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Portering Supervisor
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Job Description: Portering Supervisor
To work as a member of the Facilities Team to carry out a comprehensive range of Portering tasks at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB).
We are looking for hardworking, reliable, and flexible individuals to join our team. You will carry out a wide range of Portering duties which is a 24hr/365 days a year service. These roles will cover both patient and non-patient duties. This role is a portering supervisor position which will cover all the portering duties and supervisory tasks such as administration, rosters, sickness management, training, staffing, etc., and the operational day-to-day delivery of the department (this is not an exhaustive list).
The work is varied and interesting, it requires initiative, awareness, and good communication skills. You must also have the ability to work as part of a team plus a flexible approach to working hours, which will include Nights, weekends, and Bank Holidays, which are all essential in order to meet the needs of the department.
Enhancements are paid for lates, weekends, nights, and bank holidays.
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The position is on a set shift basis covering 12-hour shifts: earlies, lates, nights, weekends, and bank holidays.
Full training will be given.
A full driving licence is essential to this role, which needs to include driving vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes.
Closing date of applications: 23rd September 2026
Interview date: 7th October 2026
As a trusted organization at the heart of our communities, we recognize the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people, and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness, and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust, and the associated behaviors are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In Return We Will Offer
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance program, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
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Key Facts
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research-active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
For further details/informal visits contact:
- Name: Dave Gallagher
- Job title: Facilities Operations Manager - Logistics
- Email address: dave.gallagher@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01283 511511
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