Medical Consumables Packing Operative

London Ambulance Service NHS Trust; Wennington; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

London Ambulance Service NHS Trust is seeking staff to join the Supply & Distribution packing unit at Rainham. You will pack bags and pouches with medical equipment for frontline staff responding to emergencies, working as part of a team to ensure a continuous supply and accurate traceability.

The role operates on a rota and requires concentration and accuracy while packing. Experience in stock management is beneficial to support stock on the packing station and with the warehouse team.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Good organisation and stock handling skills

Responsibilities

• Pack bags and pouches containing medical equipment and consumables.
• Maintain fully stocked in-date bags for patient treatment.
• Keep records to provide traceability of packs.
• Work within the packing unit alongside the warehouse team.
• Assist with stock management at the packing station.

Job description

The Supply & Distribution department based at Rainham provides medical equipment and consumables to front-line operations. In this role, you will work as part of the Supply & Distribution team, packing bags and pouches containing medical equipment and consumables for front-line staff responding to emergency calls. You will be based in the newly established packing unit, working alongside the warehouse team to ensure a continued supply of bags and pouches for patient treatment. Please note we may close this advert early if we receive a high number of applications. This role operates on a rota basis, with working days and hours scheduled to meet operational requirements., The main duties for this role are to provide fully stocked in date bags and pouches for the treatment of patients maintaining accurate records to provide traceability.
Successful candidates will be focused and be able to work as part of a team. You will need to be able to work accurately and concentrate for extended periods of time whilst packing using the packing app. Experience of stock management would be beneficial as you will be required to manage the stock on your packing station.
Our vision is to deliver outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed for everyone in London, 24/7, 365 days a year. Our strategy 2023-2028 outlines how we plan to achieve this, and is centred upon three missions focused on:

• Our care delivering outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed.
• Our organisation being an increasingly inclusive, well-led and highly skilled organisation people are proud to work for.
• Our London using our unique pan-London position to contribute to improving the health of the capital.
• To achieve these three missions we have set ourselves 50 commitments to deliver over the next five years. In developing these ambitious commitments, we have engaged extensively both inside our organisation, with our partners and with our patients, and we have analysed population trends and horizon scanned the future.