About this role
Job summary
The role of the Logistics Operative is to ensure safe and effective movements of goods to support the needs of the Trust.
Products will need to be delivered and collected in a timely fashion in accordance with a daily schedule. Goods are to be handled in a safe and efficient method to preserve quality and support safe collection and delivery.
The Logistics Operative post is a role that will ensure the safe and efficient movement of various materials and waste throughout the Trust. The Logistics Team is being established to ensure that no team works in isolation, and the Logistics Operative, therefore, may be required to move goods/products, linen, waste, post, sterile equipment and other non-patient-facing materials on a daily basis, working to a defined schedule.
Main duties of the job
Products will be delivered to the Trust's hospital sites from a number of suppliers and delivery agents, including NHS Supply Chain. The main duties of the Logistics Operative will include:
Ensuring all products are checked and signed for. Loading, moving and collecting cages (both full and empty) on a daily basis. Checking the quality of items and rejecting items that are substandard. Collection and removal of waste streams from designated waste points across the sites To complete a full Trust-led training programme to ensure all products and waste can be moved, handled, stored and disposed of safely and effectively.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Dealing staff in a helpful and appropriate manner Experience of working effectively as a part of busy team
Desirable
Experience in Multi Drop an advantage Automated Goods Vehicle operations Previous experience in a stores / warehouse environment
Qualifications Essential
Basic Mathematics and English qualification or experience of using Mathematics and English in a customer focused environment.
Desirable
Banksman Training MHE licence Holds a valid driving license.
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 Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Address SWB NHS Trust-MMUH
Bridge House, 49 Grove L
Smethwick
B66 2QT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)