Logistics Operative – Driver | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Nottingham seeks a Logistics Support Assistant to provide essential support to Healthcare Professionals. Responsibilities include collecting and delivering linen, assisting with medical gas delivery, and ensuring the safe operation of transport equipment. Candidates should have basic Health & Safety knowledge. This role offers 37.5 hours per week including weekends and bank holidays, fostering team collaboration in delivering high-quality patient services.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of Health & Safety to complete incident forms.

Responsibilities

• Collect soiled linen and deliver to storage areas.
• Deliver clean linen to various wards.
• Assist with the delivery of medical gases.
• Distribute pharmaceuticals safely.
• Maintain electric vehicles and equipment.

Job description

Overview

The post holder will provide support and assistance to Healthcare Professionals within all areas of the Trust. The role will be to work under the direction of the Logistics Transport Team Leader and is primarily concerned with the movement of goods and services in the most efficient and effective way, using the correct lifting and handling equipment. The post holder will be responsible for providing a high quality service from designated destinations as directed, maintaining high standards of service delivery and ensuring the safety and well-being of patients, staff and visitors at all times. They will be responsible for ensuring that all vehicles meet the daily demands of this service. To adopt a caring and friendly manner at all times.

Hours of work are 37.5 per week working between the hours of 6am and 9pm on a rota basis which will include weekends and bank holidays.

In addition to the below summary, you need to familiarise yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

Role context: NUH is one of the largest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

We encourage applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and welcome new ideas to help develop our team to deliver world class healthcare.

Our organisation is driven by strategic objectives and values, and we look for people aligned with them. This vacancy would suit an individual who wishes to progress their career in transport and work for a Team that provides an excellent patient-focused service and support on an ongoing basis.

Responsibilities

• Collect soiled linen from all wards and departments and deliver to the designated storage areas for later collection by Transport.
• Collect clean linen from designated storage areas and deliver to all wards and departments including emergency ad hoc linen requests. Arrange items in linen cupboards neatly.
• Undertake specific site cleaning both internally and externally as directed by the Team Leaders, wearing appropriate protective equipment where necessary.
• Assist with the delivery of medical gases to the Trust and provide a delivery service following requests from wards and departments.
• Distribute pharmaceuticals including the safe transportation and delivery to wards and departments of controlled drugs.
• Assist other staff with their duties such as furniture removal, where required.
• Safe use of equipment used personally; appropriate use of expensive/highly complex equipment, e.g. electric vehicles.
• Maintain electric vehicles and equipment to defined standards at all times, reporting any defects to the Team Leaders; ensure vehicles are in operational readiness with safety checks including re-charging and topping up of batteries as required.
• Collect radios from the Co-ordinators office at the start of every shift, ensuring they are switched on and fully charged.
• Adopt a flexible approach in response to operational needs regarding duties and hours of work.
• Assist Patient Escort with patient movement as required.
• Demonstrate own activities to new or less experienced employees and support induction on new starters.
• Undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required to the grade.
• Communicate with clinical staff as to the requirements/needs of the department; report and relay information regarding queries or problems to appropriate personnel.
• Ensure communication equipment is fit for daily use; test batteries daily and report faults to the Team Leader.
• Undertake surveys or audits as necessary to own work; follow departmental policies and comment on proposals for changes in working practices.
• Use equipment safely and maintain a duty of care in relation to equipment.
• Demonstrate duties to new or less experienced employees.
• Follow up on any further details or informal visits with named contacts as required.

Qualifications/Requirements

A basic knowledge of Health & Safety is required to correctly complete incident forms and report untoward incidents to Team Leaders.

Roll cages to be collected daily and ensure grounds are clear of scrap or unwanted items (furniture).

Hours and Contacts

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Michael Hough
Job title: Facilities Manager
Email: [e-mail]

Additional contact information: David Argyle, [e-mail]

This advert closes on Saturday 20 Sep 2025