# Logistics Operative

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/logistics-operative/b413e9de-6f4e-4318-bf99-25b9d27b4ed8
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/logistics-operative/b413e9de-6f4e-4318-bf99-25b9d27b4ed8.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Location:** City Health Campus
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Stores operative
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Must be available to work weekends.)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-01T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-17T11:21:25.505Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Smethwick/Sandwell_West_Birmingham_NHS_Trust/Logistics/Logistics-v8303200
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8303200?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.swbh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The role of the Logistics Operative is to ensure safe and effective movements of goods to support the needs of the Trust.

Products will need to be delivered and collected in a timely fashion in accordance with a daily schedule. Goods are to be handled in a safe and efficient method to preserve quality and support safe collection and delivery.

The Logistics Operative post is a role that will ensure the safe and efficient movement of various materials and waste throughout the Trust. The Logistics Team is being established to ensure that no team works in isolation, and the Logistics Operative, therefore, may be required to move goods/products, linen, waste, post, sterile equipment and other non-patient-facing materials on a daily basis, working to a defined schedule.

### Main duties of the job

Products will be delivered to the Trust’s hospital sites from a number of suppliers and delivery agents, including NHS Supply Chain. The main duties of the Logistics Operative will include:

- Ensuring all products are checked and signed for.
- Loading, moving and collecting cages (both full and empty) on a daily basis.
- Checking the quality of items and rejecting items that are substandard.
- Collection and removal of waste streams from designated waste points across the sites
- To complete a full Trust-led training programme to ensure all products and waste can be moved, handled, stored and disposed of safely and effectively.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Dealing staff in a helpful and appropriate manner
- Experience of working effectively as a part of busy team

**Desirable**

- Experience in Multi Drop an advantage
- Automated Goods Vehicle operations
- Previous experience in a stores / warehouse environment

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Basic Mathematics and English qualification or experience of using Mathematics and English in a customer focused environment.

**Desirable**

- Banksman Training
- MHE licence
- Holds a valid driving license.

## Documents

- [swb- sustainability (pdf, 49.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2657)
- [candidate briefing pack (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2982)
- [logistics operative jd (pdf, 328.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10622752)
- [logistics operative ps (pdf, 168.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10622753)
- [swb reward & recognition guide (pdf, 704.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2604)
- [flexible working document – healthier futures (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2437)

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