Assistant Director, Portering

hospital, community and partner sites. It brings together engineering, estates, capital development, facilities management, workplace and hospitality services, logistics, transport, security, decontamination, sustainability and other essential services to maintain safe, resilient and high-performing healthcare environments.The successful candidate will demonstrate a proven track record of leading large-scale portering services within a complex, multi-site healthcare or similarly regulated environment. This is an opportunity to shape the future of a critical frontline service that supports patient flow, clinical activity and the safe, reliable operation of the Trust hospitals and wider estate. They will set a clear long-term strategy for portering, translate it into consistent operational standards and ensure that services remain responsive, resilient and focused on the needs of patients, clinical teams and service users.A central priority will be to lead innovation and accelerate the

Job DescriptionEssentia, part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, is seeking an exceptional Assistant Director, Portering to set the strategic direction and lead the operational delivery of portering and rapid response services across the Trust's estate. Reporting to the Executive Director, Workplace Services, this is a highly autonomous leadership role with responsibility for translating strategy into safe, compliant and patient focused operational services.Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is one of the country's largest and busiest NHS trusts, comprising Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield, alongside community services in Lambeth and Southwark. Its services are supported by a complex and operationally critical estate where safety, resilience, service quality and the patient experience are paramount.Essentia is the Trust's operational and infrastructure delivery group, comprising more than 2,500 colleagues working across