Hospital Stock Assistant

POLAR SPEED LIMITED

Polar Speed, a UPS company, is a logistics company and innovative provider of temperature sensitive transportation and pharmaceutical supply chain solutions in the UK.

Position Summary
HOSPITAL STOCK ASSISTANT
BASED: Polar Speed UPS Building, Polar Speed Distribution Limited, Unit 15 Newport Business Centre, Newport, NP19 4RF and Guildford Hospital

SALARY: £12.21 PER HOUR, 8 HOURS PER WEEK, EVERY FRIDAY, OR COULD DO 4 HOURS THURSDAY AND 4 HOURS FRIDAY

HOURS: FRIDAYS - 8AM START

Polar Speed has a reputation for quality, compliance, operational and customer facing technology and monitoring solutions in the growing temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical logistics market in the UK. The company specialises in active temperature-controlled deliveries to hospitals, pharmacies, wholesalers and medical care surgeries as well as to end patients which it serves through its homecare business. Its customers include some of the best-known pharmaceutical brands in the world.

As a Hospital Stock Assistant for our Newport depot, you will be required to drive or use public transport to get to the Guildford Hospital where you will do a stock count and unpack, ensuring the medication is taken to the correct Hospital department. Working in a chiller is an essential part of this role. This is an additional service we offer to hospitals, so the successful candidate will be focused on attention to detail, treating our hospital staff with the utmost courtesy and respect.

Key Responsibilities

1. Unpack stock and ensure it is taken to the correct hospital department.
2. Complete stock counts.
3. Product lines and numbers checked against the packing list and stock rotated and put away.
4. The driver has to conduct stock counts so must be accurate.
5. There can be several put away locations at the hospital, so the ideal candidate must become familiar with these areas and the different product lines.
6. Must be able to spend a long time working within the chilled area.
7. Present a smart working appearance at all times, and offer a niche professional service.

Key Skills/Experience/Requirements

1. Appreciates the need for confidentiality
2. Category B Driver's Licence ideal but not essential
3. Previous experience of working in a chilled pharmaceutical/hospital environment desired but not essential
4. Excellent communication and customer service skills
5. High attention to detail
6. Good organisation skills with the ability to prioritise and use own initiative
7. Excellent written and oral communication skills

We offer a wide range of benefits including 28 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing to 33 days in the sixth full holiday year and a company pension scheme.

For successful applicants, Polar Speed will process enhanced disclosure criminal record checks.