Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Band 3 Portering Supervisor

The closing date is 22 September 2025

Job summary

***This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested***

We are looking to appoint a full-time Facilities Portering Supervisor on a full-term contract to work and manage the Porters within the Portering Service at BCHC Foundation Trust. The vacancy will be based predominantly at Moseley Hall Hospital.

However, you may be required to cover other colleagues across sites should the service demand it. We are one team, and our service has to continue for the well-being of patients.

You will receive a comprehensive training package and support, working with your Team Leader and service Manager, and uniforms will be provided.

We are looking for forward-thinking and innovative individuals with a passion for helping others in an organisation dedicated to making people well.

Main duties of the job

BCHC delivers a range of healthcare services across a number of sites and specialities.

You must attend necessary training courses and adhere to Infection Prevention and Control policies and any other relevant National and Trust policies and procedures. All staff, irrespective of the role they specifically undertake, are required to adhere to BHCH's vision, values and professional standards.

Monday to Sunday: 37.5 hours per week (pro rota) including day and night duty, weekends and Bank Holidays.

Good standard of education to GCSE level and understanding of verbal and written English. Basic literacy and numeracy skills are requirements for this job. Medical Gas training is required and will be provided.

About us

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Be Part of Our Team...

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe's leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.

Details

Date posted

09 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

820-7377105-COR

Job locations

Moseley Hall Hospital

Old Hall, Alcester Rd, Birmingham

Birmingham

B13 8JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • General Standard of Education to GCSE Level including English and Maths.
  • Hold or working towards institute of Leadership and Management qualification Level 3, NVQ Level 3 in Facilities Management or equivalent or significant supervisory experience.

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant experience of working in a portering role.
  • Relevant experience in supervising facilities services in a healthcare environment.
  • Experience in handling confidential and sensitive information at a site level.
  • Experience in developing good relationships with stakeholders.
  • Experience in the implementation and ongoing supervision of facilities related to risk management policies and procedures

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills, oral and written.
  • Effective influencing and negotiating skills.
  • Able to deliver operationally, multitask and work under pressure, meeting consistently demanding deadlines.
  • Able to develop highly effective working partnerships and alliances with staff at all levels, e.g. working with clinical teams.
  • Able to deliver training and instruction to staff in best practices and methods of work.
  • Performance oriented/customer focused.

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Leadership skills with the ability to motivate others, reporting directly to the role.
  • To be a good team player and be able to work with managers in the directorate.
  • To display a range of qualities that engender a high degree of confidence, trust and credibility from clinical and facilities colleagues.
  • Can motivate self and colleagues to think laterally and imaginatively about service development opportunities
  • Excellent organisational skills.
  • Flexible working.

Other job requirements

Essential

  • Able to travel between Trust sites and attend meetings/cover sites at a local level
Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • General Standard of Education to GCSE Level including English and Maths.
  • Hold or working towards institute of Leadership and Management qualification Level 3, NVQ Level 3 in Facilities Management or equivalent or significant supervisory experience.

Experience

Essential

  • Relevant experience of working in a portering role.
  • Relevant experience in supervising facilities services in a healthcare environment.
  • Experience in handling confidential and sensitive information at a site level.
  • Experience in developing good relationships with stakeholders.
  • Experience in the implementation and ongoing supervision of facilities related to risk management policies and procedures

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Excellent communication skills, oral and written.
  • Effective influencing and negotiating skills.
  • Able to deliver operationally, multitask and work under pressure, meeting consistently demanding deadlines.
  • Able to develop highly effective working partnerships and alliances with staff at all levels, e.g. working with clinical teams.
  • Able to deliver training and instruction to staff in best practices and methods of work.
  • Performance oriented/customer focused.

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Leadership skills with the ability to motivate others, reporting directly to the role.
  • To be a good team player and be able to work with managers in the directorate.
  • To display a range of qualities that engender a high degree of confidence, trust and credibility from clinical and facilities colleagues.
  • Can motivate self and colleagues to think laterally and imaginatively about service development opportunities
  • Excellent organisational skills.
  • Flexible working.

Other job requirements

Essential

  • Able to travel between Trust sites and attend meetings/cover sites at a local level

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

Moseley Hall Hospital

Old Hall, Alcester Rd, Birmingham

Birmingham

B13 8JL


Employer's website

https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

Moseley Hall Hospital

Old Hall, Alcester Rd, Birmingham

Birmingham

B13 8JL


Employer's website

https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Manager for Portering, Switchboard and Reception.

Chukwuebuka Nwachukwu (Chewy)

n.chukwuebuka@nhs.net

07547671695

Details

Date posted

09 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

820-7377105-COR

Job locations

Moseley Hall Hospital

Old Hall, Alcester Rd, Birmingham

Birmingham

B13 8JL


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