Stores Porter

Transformation Unit; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a reliable Stores Delivery Operative to support the procurement and stores team across Bedford hospitals. You will drive the Trust vehicle, deliver goods to wards and departments, and liaise with stores and stakeholders to ensure timely deliveries.

You must have a full UK driving licence, good GCSEs, and proven experience in a stores or hospital environment.

Qualifications

• Good general standard of education to at least GCSE level or equivalent
• Full UK driving licence

Responsibilities

• Deliver goods across the Trust to ward level
• Obtain signatures for orders to ensure traceability
• Load/unload and drive the Trust vehicle across the site
• Assist with queries from stakeholders over orders and deliveries
• Liaise with Stores and Materials Management Teams to ensure service delivery
• Operate stores handling equipment as required
• Attend compulsory Trust Training when required
• Flexible attitude to working hours
• Access emails and Trust software systems

Skills

Full UK driving licence

Customer service

Team player

IT skills

Physical stamina

Education

GCSE or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Main area Supplies and Procurement Grade NHS AfC: Band 2 Contract 12 months (Fixed term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon to Fri 8am to 4pm) Job ref 418-COR8249-HC

Employer Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Bedford Hospital Town Bedford Salary £25,272 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/10/2026 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 2

Job overview

The procurement and supplies team are looking to expand their delivery service throughout the hospital and are therefore looking for an enthusiastic, reliable, team player to join the department.

This role entails driving the department vehicle and making deliveries through the hospital as required.

You will work closely with the stores and procurement teams and internal stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of goods.

This includes loading and unloading of the department vehicle and delivering on foot to wards and departments.

You will need a full clean driving licence for this post.

Main duties of the job

• To deliver goods across the Trust to ward level
• To obtain signatures for orders to ensure traceability of goods.
• To load/unload and drive the Trust vehicle across the site(s) as necessary
• To assist with queries from Stakeholders over orders and deliveries
• To liaise with Stores and Materials Management Teams to ensure service delivery across all lines
• Operate any other stores handling equipment within agree operational procedures

Working for our organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Liaison with customers regarding deliveries.

• Deliver goods as required, in the process complying with health and safety at work regulations
• To assist the team in providing an efficient, and customer focussed goods receipt despatch service to the Trust.
• To ensure all orders delivered are signed for by the appropriate member of staff using the agreed documentation.
• Collect items requiring return to suppliers or to go for auction.
• Respond to any queries and enquiries in a timely and courteous manner.
• Load/unload vehicles in a safe manner. Operate any other stores handling equipment within agree operational procedures.
• Attend compulsory Trust Training when required (Fire, Manual Handling)
• Have a flexible attitude to working hours to meet the needs of the Trust.
• Assist the team in ensuring that the Stores Vehicle and Fork Lift (where trained and qualified to do so) are used in accordance with manufacturers recommendations and or operational procedures and that they are operated in accordance with agreed procedures.
• To access emails and Trust software systems as required.
• To carry out any duties as may be required by the team, as may be reasonably expected within the scope of the post.

Qualifications

• Good general standard of education to at least GCSE level or equivalent
• Full UK driving licence

Experience

• Experience of working in a Stores Environment
• Customer Service Experience
• Experience of working in a Hospital Stores environment

Knowledge

• IT Skills including use of MS Office
• Team Player/Flexible
• Able to cope with physical demands of role
• Manual Handling training/use of aids
• Ability to work under pressure

It is an exciting time to join Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.