Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Band 2 Logistics Operative (Driver)
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Job Description
Are you looking for a stable and rewarding role and would you love to do a job that gives you an overwhelming feeling of satisfaction whilst working for a supportive NHS Trust. As an organisation, Leicester Partnership Trust recognises the importance of work-life balance, achieved through flexibility.
We have a 37.5 hour Logistics Operative vacancy based at Meridian Business Park within our Estates and Facilities Directorate. Normal working hours will be Monday to Friday between 8am and 6pm, on a rota basis.
Role Overview
The Logistics Operative (Porter) will be a member of the Trust's Estates and Facilities Directorate working within soft FM services and will be responsible for providing a comprehensive patient support service in multiple environments.
Responsibilities
The post holder will provide a high quality responsive, efficient and effective patient support service to wards, and departments in LPT NHS Trust acting in a caring and professional manner and working in line with departmental operating procedures. The post holder will involve working within a team to provide a high quality driver courier / porter service which offers a timely responsive and proactive service for the movement of patients, internal mail, furniture, materials and equipment within the site.
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Key Tasks
- Receipt and Distribution of Healthcare related products
- Transportation of linen cages, waste bins / carts in and around hospital environments
- The collection and delivery of medication following Pharmaceutical guidelines
- Collection and delivery of post
- Collection and delivery of pathology samples
- Small off furniture relocations
Benefits
- Competitive salary including payments for unsocial hours, Saturday and Sunday enhanced pay
- Free car parking
- Paid induction & training
- Pension scheme
- 27 days paid holiday plus BH
- Access to Blue Light and health service discounts
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
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Application Information
Applicants are asked to bring their photo ID and right to work including proof of address to their interviews.
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
Additional Information
- Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information including AI in our recruitment process can be found in the Information for Applicants document attached.
- We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
- For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
- All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
- For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
- Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
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