Logistics Support Worker

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Christchurch; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is seeking a Logistic Support Worker to join our busy NHS logistics team in Christchurch. You will help with linen handling, goods inwards, and post room tasks, using barcode scanners and basic IT. Manual handling and shift work, including weekends/bank holidays, are part of the role. Full on-job training provided.

Applicants should have basic literacy/numeracy, good teamwork, and a flexible approach to tasks across Trust logistics.

Qualifications

• Basic IT skills to use electronic systems.
• Ability to operate simple machinery for manual handling.
• Willingness to learn a wide range of logistics tasks.
• Basic literacy and numeracy skills required.
• Teamworking and customer service awareness.

Responsibilities

• Handle linen and distribute to wards and departments.
• Process goods inwards: receive and distribute ordered items.
• Sort, distribute and franking letters in post room.
• Use barcode scanners and MS Office for daily tasks.
• Work flexibly within shift patterns including weekends.

Skills

Basic IT skills

Manual handling

Teamwork

Customer service awareness

Flexibility

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

Job description

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., You may need to work flexibly within a shift pattern, which could include occasional weekend and bank holiday working on a Rota & additional Payment., To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

• 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, 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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

• Must possess basic literacy and numeracy skills, Team working experience
• Awareness of customer service provision
• Willingness to learn a wide range of tasks relating to the Trust(s) logistics activities, Intermediate IT skills including the use of MS Excel & MS Word, 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

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 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.

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