Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Goods Receiving and Distribution Officer

The closing date is 14 November 2025

Job summary

We have an excellent reputation for being innovative, responsive and flexible to the changing clinical needs of the local population. We are treating more patients than ever before and are dedicated to improving services to deliver the best for our patients.

Goods Receiving and Distribution Officer (Supplies), this role will be based at the Moorfields Eye Hospital Site

To offer support in the receipt and delivery, to undertake deliveries throughout the hospital site, this role involves lifting, carrying, bending and is a physical role; interaction with staff of all levels is required

Main duties of the job

Responsible for the correct receipt of goods into the site and organizing their delivery to userdepartments.This service is provided to all NHS Trusts on all sites.Undertake goods receipting, organize goods for distribution by facilities management porteringstaff, undertake distribution where required and provide support to the Ward Inventory Controlservice with the checking and putting away of goods at ward level where required. Also pickinginternal requisitions from a bulk store, using inventory systems and issuing stock. Each of theGoods Receipt & Distribution Officer staff will have a nominated base but are required to workon other PPS sites these include Moorfields, Royal Free, Barnet , Chase farm and theWhittington Hospital., depending on the needs of the service.

About us

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Date posted

04 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£30,546 to £32,207 a year Per Annum Inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

220-WHT-3470

Job locations

Moorfields Eye Hospital - Central Stores

162 City Road

London

EC1V 2PD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake goods receipting, organize goods for distribution by receipt and delivery staff, undertake distribution where required and provide support to the Ward Inventory Control service with the checking and putting away of goods at ward level where required. Each of the Goods Receipt & Distribution Officer staff will have a nominated base but are required to work on other PPS sites these include Moorfields, Royal Free, Barnet , Chase farm and the Whittington Hospital., depending on the needs of the service.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Education / Qualification

Essential

GCSE standard of literacy to read instructions or reference material

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Ability to understand instructions and/or follow task lists

Desirable

NHS experience
Previous experience in distribution and ISO9000 procedures
Experience of warehouse environment NHS experience

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Basic awareness of Health and Safety in the workplace
Able to undertake a range of manual and routine tasks
Self-motivated and able to use own initiative Ability to integrate into a team environment
Basic computer skills

Person Specification

Education / Qualification

Essential

GCSE standard of literacy to read instructions or reference material

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Ability to understand instructions and/or follow task lists

Desirable

NHS experience
Previous experience in distribution and ISO9000 procedures
Experience of warehouse environment NHS experience

Skills & Abilities

Essential

Basic awareness of Health and Safety in the workplace
Able to undertake a range of manual and routine tasks
Self-motivated and able to use own initiative Ability to integrate into a team environment
Basic computer skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Moorfields Eye Hospital - Central Stores

162 City Road

London

EC1V 2PD

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Moorfields Eye Hospital - Central Stores

162 City Road

London

EC1V 2PD

Employer's website

https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)