Logistics Assistant

at  North Bristol NHS Trust

To work as part of the logistics team, responsible for providing a range of FM support services in the hospital environment and Offsite Warehouse. This will involve carrying out the following Logistics functions:
Receipt and Distribution of Healthcare related products
Receipting and delivering of goods in both the R&D department, and the warehouse.
Loading and dispatching of the Automated Guided vehicles (AGV)
Working in a supportive capacity within the logistics services
Sorting, delivering, and franking internal and external Post
Accurate put away or stock audits of stock in areas managed by the Materials Management Team
Ordering and management of linen stock in all areas managed by the Linen service
Processing uniform orders for all Trust new starters
A Full, Clean, UK Manual Driving license is essential for this post. Please do not apply if you do not have a UK license to drive a manual vehicle.
Responsible for handling of goods from receipt to final delivery point in a safe, efficient, effective and professional manner, including but not limited to:
Transferring of goods from delivery vehicles, checking of quantities against order/delivery note/s
Signing for receipt of goods (subject to quantities being satisfactory)
Receipting GRN on a computer.
Filing all documents in numerical order
Delivery of goods and other items to wards and departments and obtaining in line with policy a signature from the recipient.
Delivery of goods within retained estate
Responsible for the collection of goods and items from individual wards and departments as and when specified by the Receipt and Distribution Services Manager, in a safe, efficient, effective, and professional manner
Responsible for processing of orders (i.e. matching delivery notes and goods received).
Transportation of roll cages, waste bins / carts in and around all levels
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead.
We are an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.
We treat some of the most difficult medical conditions, in an increasingly complex and growing patient population, made even more complex by the challenges we face due to Covid-19. Yet we are confident in our ability to be ready for the next five years, even in these uncertain times. This is thanks to our understanding of the financial, capital and transformation actions we will need to take to deliver our ambitious strategy and objectives launched at the start of the year. Not only will we continue to increase our offer to you, our staff, but will work with you and our partners to make sure we achieve all we set out to do.
The ability to organise oneself and one’s work so that duties are completed within deadlines and conform to organisational and legal requirements.
Responsible for ensuring the place of work is left secure at all times by strictly adhering to any Trust or local security procedures in place for the facility.
Report any damages and shortages in deliveries
Liaise with the Traffic Marshal to ensure a smooth flow of deliveries
Pack, label and arrange any items that need to be returned to the supplier
Ensuring AGV’s are dispatched to the agreed schedule
Loading AGV roll cage, ensuring the cage has the correct AGV transponder cards
Ensure that all AGV transponder cards are returned to R&D and are stored in the agreed manner
Checking allocated equipment prior to use and ensure all faults are reported to the patient support team leaders as they develop
Carry out ad-hoc Traffic Marshall duties
Consider health and safety implications involved in duties and their potential effect on others
Ensuring that safety instructions are complied with when using equipment
Report any accidents/dangerous occurrences to the patient support team leaders /manager and participate in the completion of necessary accident form paperwork
Completion of timesheets and work logs /schedules or other attendance system as require

Please refer the Job description for details