Warehouse Assistant

UHS Estates Ltd ( UEL ); Allbrook; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS terms & annual leave

Employee discounts platform

Job summary

UHS Estates Ltd (UEL) is recruiting a Warehouse Assistant (Band 3) for the Eastleigh site on a permanent contract. The role involves managing Goods In, stock control, and deliveries to hospital sites, with a daily 07:30–15:30 schedule and a requirement for a full clean driving licence.

You will work as part of a small team, using Oracle for stock records and possibly operating a forklift and floor equipment as training is provided. NHS terms apply.

Qualifications

• Experience in warehouse/logistics and driving duties.
• Full clean driving licence (Class B).
• Good IT and communication skills are essential.
• Able to organise workload and work under pressure.
• Familiar with stock handling and Oracle system.

Responsibilities

• Goods In duties including deliveries, receipts, and stock bookings in Oracle.
• Drive vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes between Eastleigh warehouse and hospital sites.
• Replenish warehouse with medical consumables and pick orders (kitting).
• Operate forklift (training provided) and floor scrubber; keep workspace tidy.
• Maintain stock rotation, counting and safe storerooms.

Skills

Driving licence

IT skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Team player

Education

NVQ Level 3

Foundation stage of CIPS

Tools

Oracle

Forklift

Cardboard baler

Job description

Main area Estates, Facilities & Capital Development Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week Job ref 188-UEL010926

Employer UHS Estates Ltd ( UEL ) Employer type NHS Site Unit 3 St Georges Industrial Estate Town Eastleigh Salary £25,760 - £27,476 Per Annum, Pro Rata Closing 13/10/2026 23:59

Warehouse Assistant

Band 3

Job overview

W e are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to join our team at UHS Estates Ltd (UEL). Please refer to the detailed job description below for more information about the role.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a conscientious hard-working, team player to join our team as a warehouse assistant.

You must have warehouse and or logistics experience and you must have a full clean driving licence as you will be responsible for driving from our Eastleigh warehouse to other hospital sites in Hampshire.

Good IT Skills and communication skills will be essential for this role. It is essential that you can organise your workload in a logical way, such as loading the vehicle for multiple end-users (different areas of the Hospital).

Each day will vary, often switching between tasks throughout the day to meet the demands, including recognising when others around you need support and being there to provide it.

The hours for this role are 07:30 to 15:30, Monday to Friday

Working for our organisation

UHS Estates Limited (UEL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS). The company is responsible for the design and construction of new buildings, and the ongoing provision of services, including estates maintenance, soft facilities management and the management of equipment, consumables and materials, in support of one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England.

Employee Benefits:

• NHS terms of service and annual leave
• Access to an employee benefits platform offering discounts on groceries, high street shopping, family outings, holidays, and more

Southampton offers an excellent quality of life, located on the south coast with an international airport and direct train links to London. The area boasts the stunning New Forest National Park, beautiful beaches along the Jurassic Coast, and living costs around 20% lower than London. With 14 Ofsted-rated “Outstanding” schools, it’s a great place to live and work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will be part of a small team based at our Warehouse in Eastleigh. The responsibilities of this role include but not limited to;

Goods In: being part of the Goods In team; signing for deliveries, checking, for accuracy unpacking, sorting and booking into our financial system (Oracle). Raising stock issues with suppliers directly and recording actions.

Driving: UEL has its own vehicle/vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes to Transport the items to and from the Warehouse to other hospital sites where the items will need to be safely handed over to the UEL team based there. This task will be a requirement of this post holder shared with others in the same role.

Warehouse: The successful candidate will be required to replenish the Warehouse with medical consumables and pick to meet order demands (kitting). Other Warehouse tasks will include forklift driving (training provided), using a floor scrubber and using a cardboard bailer, and keeping the work area tidy at all times.

The team liaise with clinical team members and will be key in providing an effective stock handling and management function. Stock rotation, stock counting and maintaining safe and tidy storerooms will be concepts that you'll need to be familiar with.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Customer care skills, acquired through NVQ level 3 or foundation stage of CIPS or demonstrable equivalent experience in a receipting, distribution, warehousing role

Experience

• Demonstrable customer care skills with examples of excellent communication skills both on the telephone and in person
• Have experience in previous job roles which required good organisational skills and prioritisation of work-load

Aptitudes and skills required

• Candidate must be numerate, literate and accurate and have a methodical approach to checking own work.
• Self motivation, communication, a team player whilst also being able to work alone when required
• Prioritises own workload when required
• Tidiness and completeness of application
• Able to demonstrate the ability to work under pressure

Special requirements of the post

• Comfortable with the physical aspects of a theatre environment
• Driving Licence with class B
• Certificate of Professional Competency (CPC)
• Driving licence with class C1 / D1