UHS Estates Limited (UEL) is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for a detailed job description of the role.
Please note UEL does not hold a Home Office Workers Licence and therefore is unable to offer sponsorship.
Main duties of the job
UHS Estates Limited (UEL) is recruiting for the role of Materials & Equipment Operative. This role is key in ensuring the right equipment and consumable goods get to the right place, at the right time, to ensure that the clinical services can treat patients efficiently and effectively, with lots of support from a dedicated management team within UEL.
The successful candidate will be working within a small team of 7 people, covering 7 days a week on a roster with shift patterns between 07:30-19:30. The service supports the operating theatres and labs of a 24/7 acute teaching hospital - providing major trauma and countless tertiary services across the South of England - ensuring that the correct theatre is available, with the correct equipment, consumables, and surgical instrumentation, at the correct time.
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good’ by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on-site and remote working. Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work, situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
UHS Estates Limited (UEL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS). The company is responsible for the design and construction of new buildings, and the ongoing provision of services, including estates maintenance, soft facilities management, and the management of equipment, consumables, and materials, in support of one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The potholder will be part of a team responsible for ensuring that goods and materials are distributed around the Hospital to the relevant location. This will include moving cages of items, delivering sterile trays to the relevant theatres, and restocking storerooms. Other tasks include moving gas bottles and emptying theatre scrub machines.
Please read the attached Job description and person specification to see the full tasks covered within this role.
Unfortunately, if you were unsuccessful in your previous application within the last 6 months, you are ineligible to re-apply for this role.
Person specification
Qualifications / training required
* Numeracy and literacy skills.
* A good standard of keyboard/computer skills.
Previous or relevant experience necessary
* Proven experience in a hospital environment.
Special requirements of the post
* Holds a driving licence.
Values and Behaviours
* Patients First
* Always Improving
* Working Together
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.
Getting to work - our travel promise
Getting to work should be as easy as possible and that’s why we have introduced the UEL travel promise – a commitment from the Organisation that we will provide reasonable travel options for every member of staff. Every member of staff can apply for a permit to use our park & ride facility. Eligibility for on-site parking is dependent on the nature and requirement of the role. All staff can also access a range of discounted benefits relating to travel including reduced price bus tickets, purchase of salary sacrifice bikes, and ultra-low emission cars.
Our commitment to equality
Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.
UEL actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development, and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, and age.
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