Logistics Driver

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Sefton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading teaching hospital trust in the UK is seeking a Logistics/Transport team member to manage the delivery of goods across busy hospital services. The ideal candidate will possess strong logistics knowledge and effective communication skills to work within a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include transporting equipment, maintaining paperwork accuracy, and liaising with staff to ensure smooth operation. This is a unique opportunity to join a well-regarded organization dedicated to patient care.

Qualifications

• Understanding of logistics and ability to communicate with stakeholders.
• Must be flexible and capable of working in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Logistics Team leader with daily transport operations.
• Deliver medical equipment to various departments.
• Maintain transport paperwork accuracy.

Skills

Logistics understanding

Effective communication

Flexibility

Job description

This exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the forward-looking and enterprising Logistics/Transport team of Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – working from Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals. You will be responsible for the delivery of goods to various locations of busy acute hospital service and for ensuring the smooth running of the day-to-day Transport and Stores function. You will have an understanding of Logistics and an ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders. Specific responsibilities include delivering medical equipment to Sterile services, medical records, pharmacy, pathology samples and general distribution of goods and paperwork to agreed locations within the Trust in a timely and efficient manner. You will need to be flexible and capable of working effectively within the busy environment of the Trust's Transport and Logistics Teams. The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to change.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Logistics Team leader with the day-to-day running of the transport and stores department and accuracy of the transport paperwork.
• Assist with the transport and delivery of Sterile services, medical records, pharmacy and general distribution of goods.
• Be flexible and capable of working effectively within the busy environment of the Trust’s Transport and Stores Teams.
• Maintain flexibility in approach to meet changes to Transport schedules.
• Ensure compliance with all legislation relating to all road users.
• Liaison with Transport and Portering staff to organise the efficient transfer of goods in an appropriate manner.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9,000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

About the Trust

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our services include: Acute Care – providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites; Primary Care – providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital; Community Services – providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire; Inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital for acute hospital beds and rehabilitation; Urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre; Specialist Regional Services – Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital serving more than 4 million people across Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme