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Job summary

Main area
Procurement
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
Job ref
190-1808-DIR-S
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£25,272 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/08/2026 23:59
Interview date
26/08/2026

Employer heading

NHS

Logistics Operative

NHS AfC: Band 2

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

A vacancy has arisen for a Logistics Operative, based within Procurement Department. The post-holder will be employed and managed by Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Applicants will also have effective communication skills and hold a flexible approach to working practices. Ideally applicants should have experience of working within a team and have experience in the control of stock levels although this is not essential.

Applicants should be an effective team player with the ability to use their initiative to resolve day-to-day issues. Ideally applicants will also possess experience and knowledge of Materials Management and Receipt and Distribution systems although this is not essential.

 

Main duties of the job

To assist in providing an efficient and effective Receipt and Distribution service to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Sheffield Children’s NHS Trust wards and departments, minimising end user input in order to improve focus on patient care.

ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT

To provide procurement and supply chain services to a broad range of departments.

To deliver measurable savings from revenue expenditure to support STH and SCH Cost Improvement Programme.

To develop internal supply chain processes for the benefit of other departments.

 

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

The Procurement department provides procurement and supply chain services to the Trust.  The department's Logistics teams take responsibility for delivering essential medical consumables and other items to the whole Trust.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to GCSE Grade 3/D in Maths and English or equivalent qualification/ experience.
  • Prepared to undertake training in Procurement/Logistics
  • Good keyboard Skills
  • Computer literate using Microsoft applications

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of using IT systems.
  • Experience within Customer Services environment or similar environment
Desirable criteria
  • Working knowledge of recognised Electronic Materials Management systems

Other Factors

Desirable criteria
  • Full clean driving licence

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Scott Webster
Job title
Deputy Head of Logistics
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 2267037
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