Generic Supply Chain Assistant

To work within a small team providing a stock picking , delivery, distribution and collection service within the Distribution Centre and around the Derriford Hospital site.

To make deliveries to offsite locations using departmental transport.

To offload (and load) delivery vehicles using the departmental forklift, and to move goods around the site using the forklift as required.

To provide basic support to other members of the Goods Inwards team in the event of sickness or absence

1. Accept deliveries into UHP warehouse & Goods-In

2. Carry out Forklift daily health & Safety checks.

3. Carry out Transport daily health & Safety checks.

4. To stow warehouse stock in line with Trust FIFO guidelines.

5. Pick and pack requested medical products as per agreed schedule and point of care requirements.

6. To be aware of stock expiry dates and ensure that shortest dated stock is issued first to customers.

7. To deliver caged/palletised/loose goods to all Trust units and departments, ensuring they are left as directed in a safe and appropriate place.

8. To ensure all required delivery paperwork is correctly sorted, completed, and filed by the end of each day.

9. To ensure all types of urgent deliveries are made as appropriate and directed.

10. To collect and return goods to Goods Inwards as required.

For further details please see the attached JD.

We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care.

The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure.

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