Logistics Operative | University Hospitals NHS Trust

The post holder will provide support and assistance to Healthcare Professionals within all areas of the Trust, working under the direction of the Logistics Team Leader and 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 also ensure the electric vehicle meets the daily demands of this service.

To adopt a caring and friendly manner at all times.

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

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

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

A basic knowledge of Health & Safety is required 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 them in the designated containers.

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

Come and join our wonderful team  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, 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 works well together. This vacancy would suit an individual who wishes to progress their career into management and work for a team that provides an excellent patient‑focused service and support on an ongoing basis.

• Collect soiled linen from all wards and departments and deliver it to the designated storage areas for later collection by Transport.
• Collect clean linen from the designated storage areas and deliver it to all wards and departments, including emergency ad‑hoc 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.
• Safe use of equipment used personally; appropriate use of expensive/highly complex equipment e.g. electric vehicles.
• Maintain electric vehicles and equipment to defined standards at all times, reporting any defects to the Team Leaders. This includes ensuring all vehicles are in operational readiness, carrying out safety checks, re‑charging and topping up batteries as required.
• Collect radios from the Co‑ordinator’s office at the start of every shift, ensuring they are switched on and fully charged.
• 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.
• Demonstrate own activities to new or less experienced employees – support induction on new starters.
• Undertake any other duties that may reasonably be required as appropriate to the Grade.

• Liaise with clinical staff where appropriate with regard 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.

• Undertake 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 care in relation to equipment.
• Demonstrate own duties to new or less experienced employees.