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Job summary

Main area
Estates & Facilities
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (working potential shifts of 6-2pm and 2-10pm)
Job ref
164-6400632
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
QMC
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£22,383 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Logistics Operative

Band 2

Job overview

The post holder will provide support and assistance to Healthcare Professionals within all areas of the Trust. The role will be to work under the direction of the Logistics Team Leader and are primarily concerned with the movement of goods and services in the most efficient and effective way, using the correct lifting and handling equipment.

The post holder will be responsible for providing a high quality service from designated destinations as directed, maintaining high standards of service delivery and ensuring the safety and well-being of patients, staff and visitors at all times. They will be responsible for ensuring the electric vehicle meets the daily demands of this service.

To adopt a caring and friendly manner at all times.

Hours of work are 37.5 hours per week working potential shifts of 6-2pm and  2-10pm 

Main duties of the job

In addition to the below summary  you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

Responsible for ensuring all the hospitals entrances are kept clean and free from debris, including the removal of all types of waste materials i.e., cardboard, glass, clinical and confidential waste, and sharps.

Respond to all out of hour’s requests from Medical Equipment Library for the delivery and collection of all medical equipment.

A basic knowledge of Health & Safety is required in order to correctly complete incident forms and report any untoward incidents to Team Leaders.

Clear all corridors, wards and departments of empty cardboard boxes, glass, sharps, clinical, domestic and food waste, and place in the designated containers.

Working for our organisation

With over 20,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned with them. Our Team is tight knit and work well together. This vacancy would suit an individual who wishes to progress their career into management and working for a Team that provides an excellent patient focused service and support on an on-going basis. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main duties are as above as well as the following:

Logistics Duties

Collect soiled linen from all wards and departments and deliver to the designated storage areas for later collection by Transport.

Collect clean linen from the designated storage areas and deliver to all wards and departments including the emergency adhoc linen requests. Put all items in the linen cupboards in a neat and tidy manner.      

Undertake specific site cleaning both internally and externally as directed by the Team Leaders, wearing appropriate protective equipment where necessary.

Assist with the delivery of medical gases to the Trust and provide a delivery service following requests from wards and departments.

Distribute pharmaceuticals including the safe transportation and delivery to wards and departments of controlled drugs.

Assist other staff with their duties such as furniture removal etc.

Safe use of equipment used personally; appropriate use of expensive/highly complex equipment e.g. electric vehicles.

To maintain electric vehicles and equipment to defined standards at all times, reporting any defects to the Team Leaders. This will include ensuring that all vehicles are in operational readiness, carry out safety checks including re-charging and topping up of batteries as required.

Radios are to be collected from the Co-ordinators office at the start of every shift, ensuring they are switched on and fully charged.

To adopt a flexible approach in response to operational needs regarding duties and hours of work.

Assist Patient Escort with patient movement as and when required.

Demonstrates own activities to new or less experienced employees – supports induction on new starters.

Undertake any other duties that may reasonably be required as appropriate to the Grade.

Communication

Liaise with clinical staff where appropriate as to the requirements/needs of the department.

Report and relay to appropriate personnel information regarding queries/problems.

Ensure that the communication equipment is fit for daily use, test batteries each day and report any fault to the Team Leader.

 Other

Undertakes surveys or audits, as necessary to own work.

Follow departmental policies, comment on proposals for changes in working practices.

Use equipment safely and take a duty of personal of care in relation to equipment.

Demonstrates own duties to new or less experienced employees.

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Good basic level of secondary education
  • Knowledge and understanding of a range of working practices and procedures providing a Logistic Service e.g. knowledge of hospital layout, equipment requirements, manual handling; gained through training and induction.
Desirable criteria
  • Significant experience in relation to working in a health care setting.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in the safe use of electric vehicles i.e., hand held tugs and sit-on electric vehicles

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderadded for NUHArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.NHS Rainbow badge

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ashley Storey
Job title
Service Lead - Estates & facilities Management
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Lorraine Hackett

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