Postal Service Operative

To provide a high quality, proactive and professional postal service for all wards and departments.

To ensure all post (internal and external) is collected, delivered, sorted and posted efficiently and accurately.

Distribute incoming mail (letters, parcels, flyers, etc) across the Southmead Hospital site (Brunel building and Retained Estates).

Prepare and frank outgoing mail accordingly to the class/postage required.

Maintain all equipment in a clean and safe manner.

Assist in any area, or work activity as required for meeting schedules and/or providing cover.

Attend relevant statutory and non-statutory training, e.g. fire safety, manual handling.

Carry out any duties appropriate to the post as directed by the Service Manager.

Good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively on a daily basis, at all levels I.e.: staff at all levels within the Trust, patients, staff, and contractors.

Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a small team.

Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.

Reliable, honest, flexible, with a "can do" attitude.

Customer focused approach.

Ability to multitask and prioritise own workload.

Good communication skills using the telephone, emails, and face to face.

Ensure confidentiality of staff, patients, and visitors at all times.

Able to sort and deliver mail accurately, and within allocated timeframes.

Safe manoeuvring and handling of roll cages and trollies, both when empty and full of mail.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.