Transport Coordinator - Out of Hours

Job summary

Your remit will be to assist the Transport and Logistics Manager/Assistant Transport and Logistics Manager to provide the efficient and effective operational running of the Transport Service. This will mean taking ownership of all Courier activity in order to ensure optimum utilisation at minimum cost and building strong links with the Issue Department to ensure timely delivery of products to hospitals.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will be required to :- Work as a key member of the team at an NHSBT location undertaking local centre, regional and national tasks. Undertake operational work planning and application of organisational service provision of NHSBT. Work as part of the transport department operational team assisting in the efficient and effective operational running of the Transport and Logistics services. Undertake responsibility for all Courier activity to ensure cost efficiencies Build strong links with Hospital Services Departments to ensure timely delivery of products to hospitals Work with digital and IT packages, including a Transport Management System You may be required to participate in a rotered variable working shift pattern that can include 24/7 working.

About us

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, youll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need. Our three core values are what set us apart. They guide and inspire everything we do. By being caring, expertly meeting the needs of our patients and our people, and accepting nothing less than the best quality, we can do extraordinary work and help our people to do something extraordinary in their career, too. Three small words, one big difference - Caring, Expert and Quality. Together we'll save and improve more lives than ever. You will join us on our journey to create an inclusive workplace and aim to reflect the diverse communities we work with, and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.