Logistics Operative

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.

Main duties of the job:

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

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.