Logistics Services Assistant (Transport)
Site - Burnley General Hospital
Grade - Band 2
Hours – 22.5
Salary – £25.272 pro rata
Current vacant hours - 22.5 hours per week Monday to Wednesday Transport
We are seeking an enthusiastic individual who is capable of moving and handling goods of varying sizes, shapes and weights and who is also capable of walking quite a few miles in a day, every day to join our busy team who work across 24/7.
The purpose of our team is to actively support all Logistical aspects of our busy Acute Teaching Hospitals and of supporting our NHS colleagues out in the community.
We are a very busy department providing logistical movements of goods, including postal service on site, across sites and around the East Lancashire area with the very occasional Patient transport duty off site. You will be based as per this advert however you may be required to work from any of the ELHT sites.
Ensure collection and delivery of goods, food, waste including clinical waste throughout the Trust is removed and disposed of following strict policy and standard operating practices over the 24/7 period. Our team is responsible for replacing medical gas cylinders in various areas of the Trust and ensuring safe transportation and storage procedures are followed. This site also includes onsite patient transfers.
We have daily Pharmacy, Pathology and various other stock/top up and collection runs to perform during the working day, which may include handling blood and other sample products in sealed containers
There may be a requirement to support the offsite Logistics teams in delivering and collecting from GP’s and clinics in the local area. To aid this it is essential that you hold a current UK driving licence and would be advantageous if you had a driver Certificate of Professional Competence, and category C1
If successful at the shortlist stage you will be required as part of the interview process to take part in a practical assessment, short reading and writing test to assess your ability to read and retain information given to you
The successful candidate will also need to undertake a driving assessment. You should also note that any offer of employment will be subject to the Trust terms and conditions along with the satisfactory completion of a driving assessment and you must complete a satisfactory driving assessment each year to retain your employment in this role
We are a busy team who expect everyone to pull together, and to follow schedules and standard operating policies and procedures when performing duties. Training will be given on all the different roles that you will be required to undertake throughout your working day.
The Trust have an array of Holistic benefits such as generous annual leave policy which allows 27 days per annum pro rata rising after year 5 to 29 days and rising again after year 10 to 33 days plus 8 days Bank Holiday. We have a staff portal, staff restaurants and annual staff survey and mediation service.
The Trust also has an array of other wellbeing benefits including financial benefits to staff some of which are purchases through Vivup scheme, NHS pension scheme, multiple NHS discounts and offers. There is also an array of mental and physical wellbeing benefits such as the cycle to work scheme, Fast Physio and Worksmart
The Trust also has its own gym on two of the sites and discounts at some of the towns gym’s in the area, along with staff vaccines, Occupational Health Services and an array of Health and wellbeing contracts for staff to access.
Please note, although this role is being advertised by East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, it will transfer to OneLSC a Corporate Collaboration hosted by East Lancashire Hospitals Trust on 1.11.24. There are no plans to change the location of the role.
The main duties and responsibilities of the LSA will include: -
Work as part of a LSA team carrying out the duties as laid down for the transport contract operated by the Trust and to be able to rotate onto all duties as required. Collect and deliver specimens blood, urine, bodily fluids or body parts and blood units, case notes, mail, pulp items, HSDU, food and various items of equipment and furniture including items that are heavy to hospitals, health centres, clinics Dr's residences and private addresses.
Daily collection and distribution of items in excess of 15 Kilos, which will also include collection and delivery of retinal screening cameras to and from base to health centres and hospitals. These cameras are also of high value and must to be handled with care.
Collect sign for and deliver drugs some of which must comply with legislation related to delivery of controlled drugs, prescription books, to and from wards, hospitals, health centres, clinics and private addresses and obtain signature for safe delivery.
Collect and deliver patients private belongings including items of value, cash, and obtain signatures, to hospitals, nursing homes and private addresses.
Collect and deliver radioactive isotopes containers as per set guidance for Type A radioactive packages and departmental procedures.
Collect and deliver laundry (including soiled linen) from wards & departments, hospitals, health centres clinics and various residences.
Collect and deliver stores and HSDU items clean and soiled along with other medical equipment as required.
Collection of all waste streams and delivery to the local site waste compound for both clinical and non-clinical waste types. Responsible for ensuring correct segregation, labelling and correct consignment to the road in line with any carriage regulations for that particular waste type.
To be trained as per regulations to collect and deliver medical gases for delivery to wards departments, hospitals, clinics and private addresses.
Convey all grades of staff on authorised journeys as directed, to and from hospitals, clinics and their home addresses of essential staff during severe weather conditions or other essential reasons.
Provide transport for patients, to and from hospitals clinics private addresses, using trust cars or mini bus for transporting adults or children and escorts including those who have some special needs or behavioural issues ensuring that all appropriate child seating is in place and secure.
Collect patients and nurses from hospital (mainly elderly patients with mobility issues) taking them to their home address for a home assessment and then returning them back to the hospital.
When required prepare trailer, fuel for on board generator, hitch to appropriate vehicle and tow to various public places including town centres; ensuring that all health & safety guidelines and legal requirements are adhered to with regarding the towing of vehicles in line with the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency ensure trailer when at destination set up and the unit is ready for use. This will also be required out of normal working hours on occasions.
Carry out daily vehicle inspections which will include oil water tyre pressures vehicle condition, tyres, lights indicators in line with trust policy and the Highway Code.
Be responsible for the timely delivery and collection of meal trolleys throughout the Hospital sites.
Undertake any ad-hoc duties as requested by the logistic help desk, supervisors or managers within the appropriate skill set and pay band.
Respond to Fire bleeps and take instruction from the lead of that area in supporting evacuation and marshalling of the area and directing the Fire Brigade to the seat of the fire. If and when instructed to do so follow set procedure to silence the Fire Alarm.
