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Job summary

Main area
Purchasing & Supplies
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 8.00am to 4.00pm)
Job ref
151-LC291
Employer
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Frimley Park Hospital
Town
Frimley
Salary
£25,427 per annum including HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/04/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Logistics Assistant

Band 2

Job overview

Logistics Operative – Receipt & Distribution

Band: 2
📍 Based at: Frimley Park Hospital
🕐 Full time | Permanent

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated and reliable individual to join our friendly Logistics team within Receipt and Distribution at Frimley Park Hospital.

This is a hands-on and physically active role where you’ll play a key part in ensuring the timely and efficient delivery of essential supplies across the hospital. Working as part of a small, supportive team, you’ll be involved in the day-to-day distribution and collection of goods to all departments, helping to keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes.

Main duties of the job

🔧 What you’ll be doing:

  • Carrying out internal deliveries and collections of supplies across the hospital site using electric vehicles.

  • Assisting with the loading and unloading of delivery vehicles.

  • Receipting goods on the Trust’s e-procurement system (full training provided).

  • Collecting items for return, liaising with the Procurement team.

  • Picking and packing stock held within the Logistics remit.

  • Ensuring the Distribution area remains safe, clean, and well organised.

  • Supporting additional Logistics tasks as directed by the Logistics Manager.

  • Maintaining high standards of health and safety, including manual handling awareness.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

👥 What we’re looking for:

  • A good team player with strong communication skills.

  • Basic computer knowledge – full training will be given.

  • A willingness to learn and take on new challenges.

  • A strong awareness of safety and care in a healthcare setting.

  • Previous experience in a stores or distribution role is desirable, but not essential – training will be provided.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Good basic level of education
Desirable criteria
  • Warehousing and distribution NVQ

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Information Technology experience
  • Customer service experience
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience working with stock control in a busy time critical environment
  • Experience of computerised stores management / stock control systems
  • Experience working in a healthcare setting

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of ability to prioritise and plan own work Ability to work in a team and independently

Special Requirements

Essential criteria
  • The position will involve the manual lifting and handling of miscellaneous goods and equipment over prolonged periods

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWe Work Flexibly

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Darren Nebbett
Job title
Assistant Supply Chain Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0300 6134861
Additional information

Richard Cadman - Supply Chain Manager 07917 601812

 

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