Logistics Support Worker

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Logistics Support Worker to join a busy, multi-functional logistics team at Royal Bournemouth Hospital. The role involves linen room duties, goods inwards, and post room tasks, with training provided and a need for basic IT use and barcode scanning.

The position requires flexibility over shifts, possible weekend work, and the ability to manually handle goods.

Qualifications

• Must possess basic literacy and numeracy skills.
• Full car driving licence (endorsements need consideration).
• First aid at work certificate.

Responsibilities

• Operate in the linen room including uniform issues and distribute linen to wards and departments.
• Handle receipt and distribution of ordered items in the goods inwards area.
• Sort, distribute and franking letters and parcels in the post room.
• Use computers and barcode scanners; on-the-job training provided.
• Manual handling of bulky/heavy goods with equipment as appropriate.

Skills

Customer service awareness

Willingness to learn

Flexible working

Manual handling

Education

Literacy & numeracy

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

Job description

Main area Logistics Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Full Flexibility Required) Job ref 153-CO06751

Department name 01. UHD - General Recruitment Site Royal Bournemouth Hospital Town Bournemouth Salary £25,272 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 27/09/2026 23:59 Interview date 05/10/2026

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women’s Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.

Job overview

Are you our next Logistic Support Worker wanting to join us in the NHS?

We are looking for motivated individuals to join our busy multi-functional logistics team who undertake a variety of tasks across the Trust.

Duties may involve working within the linen room (including uniform issues) packing and distributing clean linen to our wards and departments, working within our goods inwards area handling receipt and distribution of ordered items, and/or working in our post room area sorting, distributing and franking letters and parcels.

We use computers and barcode scanners as part of our processes, so a basic understanding of computers is required. We do however provide on the job training and support to all our colleagues.

Please note the role includes the need to manually handle goods safely for significant periods throughout the working shift that may be bulky/heavy, using equipment such as roll cages and pallet trucks, as appropriate.

There is a need to be flexible in working hours and location, as we are University Hospital Dorset merged organisation. You may be required to work cross site.

Interview: 5th October

Main duties of the job

You may need to work flexibly within a shift pattern, which could include occasional weekend and bank holiday working on a Rota & additional Payment.

Please note if you previously applied and were not successful, we will not be able to reconsider your application within 3 months.

Additional contact information:

Stuart Fleming - Deputy Logistics Manager

Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Working for our organisation

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women’s, DEN, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Must possess basic literacy and numeracy skills
• Full car driving licence (endorsements need consideration)
• First aid at work certificate

Experience

• Awareness of customer service provision
• Willingness to learn a wide range of tasks relating to the Trust(s) logistics activities
• Basic IT skills to be able to use electronic systems for daily activities, training and information
• Able to operate simple machinery to facilitate safe manual handling
• Intermediate IT skills including the use of MS Excel & MS Word

Personal Attributes

• Able to work flexibly within a shift pattern which includes weekend and bank holiday
• Able to manually handle goods for significant periods throughout the working shift that may be bulky/heavy safely using equipment as appropriate.
• Flexible approach to work

Please note:

Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.