Patient Property Stores Assistant

Employer: West London NHS Trust

Employer type: NHS

Site: Broadmoor Hospital

Town: Crowthorne

Salary: £28,166 Per Annum Inclusive of Allowances

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 05/01/2025 23:59

Interview date: 15/01/2025

Patient Property Stores Assistant

Band 2

West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

Job overview

37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri: 8.00am – 4.00pm)

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

The day-to-day running of the Patients Property Store, ensuring that all patients’ property is checked in on admission and out on discharge, and records of all movements of patient property are kept accurate and up-to-date on the hospital’s database, whilst ensuring that security directives are implemented at all times.

Main duties of the job

The role will involve communicating with ward staff, patients, and other internal hospital departments, as well as some external communication to answer queries and resolve any issues, either face-to-face, via email or telephone.

The role will require the incumbent to be physically fit as it will involve climbing ladders and the lifting and moving of storage boxes. I.T/computer skills are essential for this role, but all other training will be provided.

A full clean driving licence is also an essential requirement as the role may involve driving to an offsite storage facility.

Uniform will be provided.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• Basic general Education - pass trust literacy and numeracy tests
• Driving license
• Work towards level 2 apprenticeships
• GCSE or equivalent Maths and English

Experience

• Sound employment experience in a stores background
• Practical background in Stores
• Experience in an N.H.S setting or customer focused environment

Knowledge

• General understanding of Health & Safety
• Good understanding of stock control
• Understanding of COSHH, Health & Safety
• Manual Handling and customer care.

Personal Qualities

• Able to work without constant supervision and to agreed timescales
• Well motivated with a flexible approach.
• Able to work as part of a team
• Basic computer skills

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.