Job overview

To ensure the management and provision of a safe, efficient and effective Portering and Postal service to agreed standards and within financial constraints throughout the Trust.

Responsible for assisting the porter, postal, & switchboard service manager with the operational management and delivery of portering and postal services. 

Main duties of the job

Ability to provide up to date advice and information to managers and employees on all aspects of the portering functions, to include policies, procedures and best practice.

Capable of developing and maintaining relationships using effective communication and negotiation with staff and their representatives in order to achieve service aims and objectives.

Ensure that yourself and portering staff are fully proficient in the safe handling of patients and other equipment including wheelchairs, beds, barrows etc.

Working for our organisation

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust strongly encourages new starters to have the Covid-19 vaccine. However, it is not a mandatory requirement to work for us.

HUTH has two main sites: Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital with an annual budget of approximately £800 million. The Trust employs around 11,000 staff and serves an extended population of 1.25 million, delivering a number of outpatient services from locations across the area.

The Trust’s secondary care service portfolio is comprehensive, covering the major medical and surgical specialties, routine and specialist diagnostic services and other clinical support services. These services are provided primarily to a catchment population of approximately 600,000 in the Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire area.

HUTH provides specialist and tertiary services to a population of 1.25 million extending from Scarborough in North Yorkshire to Grimsby and Scunthorpe in North East and North Lincolnshire respectively.