Portering supervisor | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The maintenance of a high standard of service, meeting the agreed specification. The job holders role demands excellent time management skills. The jobholder is expected to identify areas where the service could be improved and determine ways in which this could be done.

The job requires good planning and organisational skills. The job holder is required to be flexible in his/her approach.

Some independent action is required in the absence of the Site Services Manager/Contract Manager but at other times close liaison with the Site Services Manager/Contract Manager is required.

The jobholder should ensure that he/she understands all functions and roles of others relevant to his/her own.

The jobholder must present a professional image at all times.

Ensure that required signatures are obtained for bleeps, radios and other equipment.

Maintain equipment, e.g. bleeps, radios, etc. and stores in good order.

Contact Portering Manager in the event of problems with equipment or if stores or equipment are required.

Check site vehicles as specified by Portering Manager/ Assistant Manager.

Complete any vehicle inspection list daily.

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.

We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West.

We operate from five hospital sites: Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital provide specialist services in cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

Ensure that required signatures are obtained for bleeps, radios and other equipment.

Maintain equipment, e.g. bleeps, radios, etc. and stores in good order.

Contact Portering Manager in the event of problems with equipment or if stores or equipment are required.

Check site vehicles as specified by Portering Manager/ Assistant Manager.

Complete any vehicle inspection list daily.

This advert closes on Monday 2 Nov 2026