Warehouse Assistant

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust; Eastleigh; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

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Job summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a warehouse assistant based in Eastleigh. The role involves Goods In, driving to hospital sites, and replenishing stock in the warehouse.

You will work in a small team from 07:30 to 15:30, Monday to Friday, with responsibilities spanning delivery sign-off, stock control, and warehouse upkeep. The ideal candidate will have warehouse or logistics experience, a full clean driving licence, and good IT and communication skills to manage

Qualifications

• Warehouse or logistics experience required
• Full clean driving licence required
• Good IT and communication skills essential
• Ability to organise workload and support others as needed

Responsibilities

• Goods In: sign for deliveries, check, unpack, sort and book into Oracle
• Drive from Eastleigh warehouse to other hospital sites
• Replenish Warehouse with medical consumables and pick to meet orders
• Operate forklift (training provided) and use floor scrubber and cardboard baler
• Maintain tidy storerooms and perform stock rotation/counting

Skills

Warehouse experience

Driving licence

IT skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Forklift driving

Oracle

Tools

Oracle

Forklift

Job description

Grade: Band 3

Hours: Full time, Part time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 188-UEL010926

Closing: 13/10/2026

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.

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

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.

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.

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