PPE Operative

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust; Dudley; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Dudley is seeking a dedicated individual to manage the delivery and stock of PPE. The role involves receiving requests, delivering items, and maintaining proper records of stock levels. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to safety and efficiency, and the ability to manage stock effectively. This position also requires teamwork and communication with various stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Ability to take accurate records of delivery requests.
• Experience in managing proactive deliveries.
• Operating mechanical handling aids and equipment.

Responsibilities

• Receive calls for PPE items and manage delivery requests.
• Deliver PPE, ensuring all paperwork is completed.
• Collect and return stock as necessary.
• Maintain high standards of security and cleanliness in the workplace.

Job description

Responsibilities

1. Receive calls for PPE items on the dedicated phone line, taking accurate records of delivery requests.
2. Deliver PPE throughout the Trust, primarily using roll cages and carts to support transit.
3. Manage proactive deliveries working with the R&D Manager based on historical volume and future need.
4. Ensure that empty roll cages are brought back & folded, stored appropriately on the loading bay, meeting H & S requirements.
5. Ensure that proof of delivery paperwork is completed and signed in its entirety.
6. Store PPE paperwork effectively to support R&D Manager in forecasting.
7. Collecting empty roll cages from main hospital street and all corridors in order to maintain clear corridor pathways.
8. Collection of returns from departments as required.
9. Review stock levels at North Block out of hours store and deliver additional stock as required, keeping clear & accurate records of stock movement between the main store and North block.
10. Liaise with national PPE provider regarding deliveries and issues, check delivery, count and record.
11. Liaise with Trust colleagues to resolve issues raised with deliveries or redirect other queries as appropriate.
12. Reporting any issues with stock or shortages to departments as required.
13. To action all associated documentation, carry out clerical work and maintain all essential records as directed.
14. Operate mechanical handling aids and equipment, reporting any defects or deficiencies promptly.
15. Work in a tidy manner, keeping all working areas clean and tidy including the loading bay.
16. As directed carry out stock‑taking duties including stock rotation, reporting any discrepancies and assisting with subsequent investigation.
17. Assist in maintaining high standards of security within the Receipts and Distribution Point both in terms of staff and goods.
18. To distribute stock and non‑stock items around Trust sites, using both manual and electrically powered handling equipment.
19. Participate in all mandatory and other appropriate training sessions arranged.
20. Perform help desk duties and handle relevant enquiries ensuring feedback is provided to customers.
21. Operate within the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Professional Code of Ethics.
22. Access Trust systems including Email and computer drives to access and retrieve applicable communications / documents required for action.
23. Ensure PPE deliveries documented effectively to support national reporting process.
24. Provide cover for RDP Operative role as required.

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Caring for patients demands integrity, honesty, and accountability. We expect your application and participation to be authentic and a genuine reflection of your own experiences and values.

Multi‑site working

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond". To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:

• Better protect elective / planned care service delivery across the system by organising on a 'hot and cold' arrangement
• Consider the optimal use of resources through consolidation and specialisation, and
• Seek to reduce unwarranted variance, level up / standardise care through a 'Networked Service Solution' approach across the four sites

Against this context, although this post is hosted by The Dudley Group, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.

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We are committed to equal opportunities and want to ensure our workforce is representative of the population we serve. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and diverse groups. It is essential we understand our demographics, in order that we can monitor our performance as an equal opportunity employer, as well as continuing to embed a culture of inclusivity across the organisation, which supports the active participation and contribution of our diverse staff groups in the Trusts decision making processes. On application the shortlisting manager will not see this criterion and therefore it cannot be part of their decision making. Please ensure you complete your equal opportunities questions for us and help us to make sure everyone is welcome. The Trust is committed to employing and supporting people with disabilities. It is the Trust's policy to interview all candidates with a disability who meet the minimum 'essential' criteria as identified on the person specification. To ensure we know you have a disability, please inform us under the appropriate section on the application form. We welcome applications from the LGBTQ+ community and openly encourage people with different sexual orientation, gender identity and expression to apply to join our team. We promise to respect and encourage the use of all pronouns and will not purposefully mis‑gender anyone.

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At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.

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