Job summary Come & join the NHS-make a difference Benefits include 27 days Holiday Bank Holidays, Mon-Fri working week. Excellent pension scheme. Staff Discounts. It all begins with the Receipt & Distribution Assistant. You are the first contact point of our department, you begin the process of the end user (the Patient) receiving the medical support they need, by co-ordinating the timely receipt, organisation and re-distribution of medical supplies. Working in collaboration with couriers and delivery drivers, the Warehouse Supervisor and Manager and our Materials Management teams across the Trust, this can be a varied role with countless possibilities to grow your knowledge and skills. Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest NHS trusts within the UK and within the Supplies & Procurement department, we are proud to be constantly striving for new innovations around sustainability and waste reduction. You will see first-hand how we go about this. There are regular opportunities for career progression and this is fully supported by all levels of management. This role is based at our Receipt & Distribution facility, at St James Hospital site. We are looking for one full time (37.5 Hrs/week) Mon-Fri Main duties of the job Under the direction of the Warehouse Supervisor, you'll be responsible for the safe receipt of goods into designated stores. Receipting, Goods in, dealing with deliveries. You'll be ensuring that goods are accurately checked against purchase orders and ensures timely and accurate computerised goods receipting is undertaken. Distribute goods to the relevant departments using the correct lifting and handling equipment to ensure all Health and Safety guidelines are met. Ensure that all goods received by customers have the necessary paperwork and signature of receipt thus providing trace-ability and to satisfy Audit requirements. You'll assist in ensuring that the Stores is a safe and tidy environment and that all security procedures are adhered to and provide front end contact with customers and be the link between receipt within the stores and the distribution of goods. This role will involve a moderate amount of time spent working outside or in an open environment. About us The Supplies and Procurement department is made up of approximately 140 staff and the various teams are based throughout the Trust. (St James University Hospital, Leeds General Infirmary, Chapel Allerton, Seacroft and Wharfedale Hospital). The department as a whole consists of the contracting sections for both Clinical and Non-Clinical, e- Procurement, Materials Management (Supply Chain), Scan4Safety and ICT Procurement. You will be based at Dolly Lane, SJUH but you will travel across sites when required. At every step of the process, our priority is always our end user (the Patient) although this job can be physically challenging, it offers a great sense of job-satisfaction and our team members are proud to work for Leeds Teaching Hospitals. This is an inclusive and social working environment, so good people skills are a must. You will be shown all areas of Procurement & Supplies, this could be the beginning of an exciting new career Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions. Date posted 27 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 2 Salary £23,615 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working Reference number C9298-FIN-0122B Job locations St. James's University Hospital Beckett Street Leeds LS9 7TF Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description. This is a warehousing and goods in facility-please expect some manual work. Job description Job responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description. This is a warehousing and goods in facility-please expect some manual work. Person Specification Other Criteria Essential Ability to pass all OH requirements Good level of physical health Experience Essential Working in a warehouse/Stores/Goods bay environment Working in an ordered fashion, to time restraints Basic Computer literacy Good written/spoken English Desirable Warehousing/driving Working in a customer facing environment Dealing with queries/answering the telephone in a polite manner Manual Handling Qualifications Essential GCSE's or equivalent Skills & behaviours Essential Hardworking Trustworthy Teamplayer Can work well under pressure Good communication skills Desirable Flexible Person Specification Other Criteria Essential Ability to pass all OH requirements Good level of physical health Experience Essential Working in a warehouse/Stores/Goods bay environment Working in an ordered fashion, to time restraints Basic Computer literacy Good written/spoken English Desirable Warehousing/driving Working in a customer facing environment Dealing with queries/answering the telephone in a polite manner Manual Handling Qualifications Essential GCSE's or equivalent Skills & behaviours Essential Hardworking Trustworthy Teamplayer Can work well under pressure Good communication skills Desirable Flexible Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Employer details Employer name Leeds Teaching Hospitals Address St. James's University Hospital Beckett Street Leeds LS9 7TF Employer's website https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)