Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main duties are as above as well as the following:
- Collect soiled linen from all wards and departments and deliver to the designated storage areas for later collection by Transport.
- Collect clean linen from the designated storage areas and deliver to all wards and departments including the emergency adhoc linen requests. Put all items in the linen cupboards in a neat and tidy manner.
- Undertake specific site cleaning both internally and externally as directed by the Team Leaders, wearing appropriate protective equipment where necessary.
- Assist with the delivery of medical gases to the Trust and provide a delivery service following requests from wards and departments.
- Distribute pharmaceuticals including the safe transportation and delivery to wards and departments of controlled drugs.
- Assist other staff with their duties such as furniture removal etc.
- Safe use of equipment used personally; appropriate use of expensive/highly complex equipment e.g. electric vehicles.
- To maintain electric vehicles and equipment to defined standards at all times, reporting any defects to the Team Leaders. This will include ensuring that all vehicles are in operational readiness, carry out safety checks including re-charging and topping up of batteries as required.
- Radios are to be collected from the Co-ordinators office at the start of every shift, ensuring they are switched on and fully charged.
- To adopt a flexible approach in response to operational needs regarding duties and hours of work.
- Assist Patient Escort with patient movement as and when required.
- Demonstrates own activities to new or less experienced employees – supports induction on new starters.
- Undertake any other duties that may reasonably be required as appropriate to the Grade.
Communication
Liaise with clinical staff where appropriate as to the requirements/needs of the department.
Report and relay to appropriate personnel information regarding queries/problems.
Ensure that the communication equipment is fit for daily use, test batteries each day and report any fault to the Team Leader.
Other
Undertakes surveys or audits, as necessary to own work.
Follow departmental policies, comment on proposals for changes in working practices.
Use equipment safely and take a duty of personal of care in relation to equipment.
Demonstrates own duties to new or less experienced employees.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good basic level of secondary education
- Knowledge and understanding of a range of working practices and procedures providing a Logistic Service e.g. knowledge of hospital layout, equipment requirements, manual handling; gained through training and induction.
Desirable criteria
- Significant experience in relation to working in a health care setting.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in the safe use of electric vehicles i.e., hand held tugs and sit-on electric vehicles
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.
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