Job overview
Logistics Services Assistant
Grade - Band 2
Hours - 12 hours per week on a 3 week rolling part time rota:
Week 1 - Mon, Thur, Fri 16:00 - 20:00
Week 2 - Tue, Fri 16:00 - 20:00, Saturday 15:00 - 19:00
week 3 - Wed, Sat, Sun 16:00 - 20:00
Salary – £24,169 Pro rata
Site - Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital
Main duties of the job
Ensure collection and delivery of goods, food, waste including clinical waste throughout the Trust is removed and disposed of following strict policy and standard operating practices over the 24/7 period
Our team is responsible for replacing medical gas cylinders removing the empty ones in various areas of the Trust and ensuring safe transportation and storage procedures are followed
We have daily Pharmacy, Pathology and various other stock/top up and collection runs to perform during the course of the working day, which may include handling blood and other sample products in sealed containers
If successful at the shortlist stage you will be required as part of the interview process to take part in a practical assessment, short reading and writing test to assess your ability to read and retain information given to you
The successful candidate will also need to undertake a driving assessment. You should also note that any offer of employment will be subject to the Trust terms and conditions along with the satisfactory completion of a driving assessment and you must complete a satisfactory driving assessment each year to retain your employment in this role
Working for our organisation
We are a busy team who expect everyone to pull together, and to follow schedules and standard operating policies and procedures when performing duties. Training will be given on all the different roles that you will be required to undertake throughout your working day.
The Trust have an array of Holistic benefits such as generous annual leave policy which allows 27 days per annum pro rata rising after year 5 to 29 days and rising again after year 10 to 33 days plus 8 days Bank Holiday. We have a staff portal, staff restaurants and annual staff survey and mediation service.
The Trust also has an array of other wellbeing benefits including financial benefits to staff some of which are purchases through Vivup scheme, NHS pension scheme, multiple NHS discounts and offers. There is also an array of mental and physical wellbeing benefits such as the cycle to work scheme, Fast Physio and Worksmart. The Trust also has its own gym on two of the sites and discounts at some of the towns gym’s in the area, along with staff vaccines, Occupational Health Services and an array of Health and wellbeing contracts for staff to access and mindfulness and meditation sessions.
Please note, although this role is being advertised by East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, it will transfer to OneLSC a Corporate Collaboration hosted by East Lancashire Hospitals Trust on 1.11.24. There are no plans to change the location of the role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
The purpose of our team is to actively support all Logistical aspects of our busy Acute Teaching Hospitals and of supporting our NHS colleagues out in the community.
We are a very busy department providing logistical movements of goods, including postal service on site, across sites and around the East Lancashire area with the very occasional Patient transport duty off site. You will be based as per this advert however you may be required to work from any of the ELHT sites.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
* Ability to understand, absorb, write and comply with detailed procedures in English
* Full Driving Licence with no more than 3 points
* Able to work extra hours on occasions and provide reasonable flexibility in terms of hours worked, including Christmas, New Year & other Bank Holidays.
Desirable criteria
* Previous experience of working with members of the public
* Driving licence with categories C1 & D1
* Actively seeks to develop their own knowledge, skills and ability
* Previous experience of using a two way radio communication system