Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff
Logistics Operative ***RECRUITMENT EVENT***
Band 2
Main area Estates & Facilities Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Full time Job ref 164-7113273
Site City Town Nottingham Salary £24,169 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 13/04/2025 23:59 Interview date 26/04/2025
Job overview
RECRUITMENT EVENT
Please note interview day: Saturday 26th April 2025
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
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. 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 ongoing 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 care in relation to equipment.
Demonstrates own duties to new or less experienced employees.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
* 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.
* Able to attend a full weeks induction Monday - Friday
* Significant experience in relation to working in a health care setting.
Experience
* Experience in the safe use of electric vehicles i.e., hand held tugs and sit-on electric vehicles
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Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:
* Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
* Start an Apprenticeship
* Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
ID and Right to work checks: NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.
Consent:
* Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Departmentconfidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
* Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Michael Hough Job title Service Lead - Estates & facilities Management Email address Michael.hough1@nhs.net Additional information
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