Portering & Helpdesk Manager
London North West Hospital
Up to £50,000 DOE | 40 hours per week | 5 days out of 7
We are looking for an experienced Portering & Helpdesk Manager to lead and develop a large, frontline healthcare team at London North West Hospital. This is a key operational leadership role, responsible for the smooth delivery of portering services and the management of the hospital helpdesk, ensuring a safe, efficient and patient-focused environment.
You’ll lead a team driving service excellence, compliance, and continuous improvement in a fast‑paced healthcare setting.
The Role
As Portering Manager, you will:
- Lead, motivate and develop a large portering workforce
- Oversee day‑to‑day portering operations and manage the hospital helpdesk, ensuring timely response to service requests
- Maintain high standards of patient care, safety and service delivery
- Ensure full compliance with Health & Safety and healthcare regulations
- Manage budgets and take ownership of financial performance
- Build strong relationships with clinical teams, stakeholders and senior leaders
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, introduce innovation and remove barriers to change
About You
You’ll bring:
- Proven experience managing portering services within a healthcare environment
- Strong people management and leadership skills
- Experience promoting and enforcing Health & Safety compliance
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Strong organisational and problem‑solving ability
- Commercial awareness with sound financial acumen
- Confidence using IT systems and helpdesk/workflow tools
- A flexible, resilient approach in a changing hospital environment
Benefits
We ensure you’re rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- Contributory pension scheme
- Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
- Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
- Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
- Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and many more
- Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
- Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
- Un‑wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
- You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families
Equal Opportunity
Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive – because diversity is our strength!
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