Job summary
Logistics Team Leader - Portering
Division: Estates and Facilities
Band: 4
Salary: £23,949 - £26,282
Interview Date: Week commencing 29th May 2023
We are recruiting for a Logistics Team Leaderwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best Peopleand has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
This is an exciting opportunity for you to join our progressive in-house facilities team, who are responsible for providing a comprehensive and first class support service to the Medway NHS Foundation Trust.
For further information about this role, please contact Pal Sandher, Assistant Facilities Manager - Portering on: 01634 974895.
Main duties of the job
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
Joining our small but very busy team, you'll be required to manage the day to day operations of the Portering Department, and have working knowledge of all the other Logistic services as cross coverage will be a requirement.
Applicants will be required to be flexible and work weekends and bank holidays as they will be required to work a shift pattern in a 24/7, seven days a week service.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your primary responsibility/duty is to lead all aspects of the daily operations of the area/areas of main management responsibility, by providing an excellent customer focused service, ensuring that all Department tasks/duties are completed in a professional and timely fashion.
To be responsible for the management, supervision and administration of the post holders designated area/areas of responsibility to include but not exclusive: appraisals, attendance, booking of bank staff, sickness / absence records through the use of the Trust databases, and arranging bespoke and or mandatory training.
The Logistics Team Leader will be required to delegate tasks as necessary thought out departments, services and teams, whilst utilising good leadership and problem solving skills, ensuring that they actively pursue and reinforce the Trusts policies in relation to Equal Opportunities and diversity legislation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Your primary responsibility/duty is to lead all aspects of the daily operations of the area/areas of main management responsibility, by providing an excellent customer focused service, ensuring that all Department tasks/duties are completed in a professional and timely fashion.
To be responsible for the management, supervision and administration of the post holders designated area/areas of responsibility to include but not exclusive: appraisals, attendance, booking of bank staff, sickness / absence records through the use of the Trust databases, and arranging bespoke and or mandatory training.
The Logistics Team Leader will be required to delegate tasks as necessary thought out departments, services and teams, whilst utilising good leadership and problem solving skills, ensuring that they actively pursue and reinforce the Trusts policies in relation to Equal Opportunities and diversity legislation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to QCF / NVQ 3, or equivalent working experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Working within a NHS orgonisation Facilities/Logistics team
- Up to date knowledge of current and developing Law, Legislation in relation to Facilities services as detailed above is desirable
- Knowledge of operating practices and guidelines relating to NHS Trusts
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in Facilities/ Logistic Leadership/ management or associated organisations
- Experience of carrying out audits and/or delivering training
- Ability to establish credibility and good relationships with internal management and staff including managers, clinicians, clients and stakeholders and manage those relationships with sensitivity and diplomacy
Skills
Essential
- High level of IT skill is required on programs such as Excel, Microsoft 10, Word
- Strong communication skills including the ability to relate and communicate with patients and staff at all levels and from different professionsacy
Values based question
Essential
- Give an example of a time when you have gone the extra mile to help someone
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to QCF / NVQ 3, or equivalent working experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Working within a NHS orgonisation Facilities/Logistics team
- Up to date knowledge of current and developing Law, Legislation in relation to Facilities services as detailed above is desirable
- Knowledge of operating practices and guidelines relating to NHS Trusts
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience in Facilities/ Logistic Leadership/ management or associated organisations
- Experience of carrying out audits and/or delivering training
- Ability to establish credibility and good relationships with internal management and staff including managers, clinicians, clients and stakeholders and manage those relationships with sensitivity and diplomacy
Skills
Essential
- High level of IT skill is required on programs such as Excel, Microsoft 10, Word
- Strong communication skills including the ability to relate and communicate with patients and staff at all levels and from different professionsacy
Values based question
Essential
- Give an example of a time when you have gone the extra mile to help someone
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
