Logistics Driver / Stores Assistant

This exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the forward looking and enterprising Logistics/Transport team of Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Working from Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals. You will be responsible for the delivery of goods to various locations of a busy acute hospital service and for ensuring the smooth running of the day-to-day Transport and Stores function. We need an enthusiastic person with an understanding of Logistics. You will be able to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders and be able to assist the Logistics Manager as and when required. Specific responsibilities include receiving and receipting of delivery notes onto the in house computer system (SBS), delivering to Sterile services, Medical records, Pharmacy and general distribution of goods and paperwork to agreed locations within the Trust in a timely and efficient manner. You will need to be flexible and capable of working effectively within the busy environment of the Trust's Transport and Logistics Teams.,

• To assist the Logistics Team leader with the day to day running of the transport and stores departmentand accuracy of the transport paperwork.
• The safe transportation of scopes to the endoscopy unit on the Ormskirk site.
• Assist with the transport and delivery of Sterile services, Medical records, Pharmacy and general distribution of goods.
• You will need to be flexible and capable of working effectively within the busy environment of the Trust's Transport and Stores Teams.
• Flexibility in approach to meet changes to Transport schedules.
• Ensure compliance with all legislation relating to all road users.
• Liaison with Transport and Portering staff to organise the efficient transfer of goods in a appropriate manner.
• Working across the Southport and Ormskirk sites
• Covering weekend duties
  
  Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our services: Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme