Job summary
- Main area
- Logistics
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Full Flexibility Required)
- Job ref
- 153-CO05569
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £24,465 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/02/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 25/02/2026
Employer heading
Logistics Support Worker
Band 2
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
Are you our next Logistic Support Worker wanting to join us in the NHS?
We are looking for motivated individuals to join our busy multi-functional logistics team who undertake a variety of tasks across the Trust.
Duties may involve working within the linen room (including uniform issues) packing and distributing clean linen to our wards and departments, working within our goods inwards area handling receipt and distribution of ordered items, and/or working in our post room area sorting, distributing and franking letters and parcels.
We use computers and barcode scanners as part of our processes, so a basic understanding of computers is required. We do however provide on the job training and support to all our colleagues.
Please note the role includes the need to manually handle goods safely for significant periods throughout the working shift that may be bulky/heavy, using equipment such as roll cages and pallet trucks, as appropriate.
There is a need to be flexible in working hours and location, as we are University Hospital Dorset merged organisation. You may be required to work cross site.
Main duties of the job
You may need to work flexibly within a shift pattern, which could include occasional weekend and bank holiday working on a Rota & additional Payment.
Please note if you previously applied and were not successful, we will not be able to reconsider your application within 3 months.
Additional contact information:
Stuart Fleming - Deputy Logistics Manager
[email protected] / 0300 019 4048
Base Location: Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Interview Date: 25th February 2026
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Working for our organisation
UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.
If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.
UHD has active networks including Women’s, DEN, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.
AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Must possess basic literacy and numeracy skills
Desirable criteria
- Full car driving licence (endorsements need consideration)
- First aid at work certificate
Experience
Essential criteria
- Team working experience
- Awareness of customer service provision
- Willingness to learn a wide range of tasks relating to the Trust(s) logistics activities
Technical Skills /Competencies
Essential criteria
- Basic IT skills to be able to use electronic systems for daily activities, training and information
- Able to operate simple machinery to facilitate safe manual handling
Desirable criteria
- Intermediate IT skills including the use of MS Excel & MS Word
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Able to work flexibly within a shift pattern which includes weekend and bank holiday
- Able to manually handle goods for significant periods throughout the working shift that may be bulky/heavy safely using equipment as appropriate.
- Flexible approach to work
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stuart Fleming
- Job title
- Deputy Logistics Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 5890
- Additional information
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