Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Logistics Assistant

The closing date is 16 July 2025

Job summary

DSFS Ltd are looking for a Logistics Assistant to join the team to deliver high quality value for money procurement services on behalf of Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and external clients. You will need to demonstrate strong team working skills; have experience of working in a Procurement or Logistics environment and be able to demonstrate excellent customer service and stock management skills.

This post will play a key role in ensuring the procurement of the right goods at the right price delivered to the right place at the right time. This will be achieved by working together with clients and service users to understand their procurement needs, and by working together to standardise and rationalise products and ensure that best value for money products are purchased.

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered

Main duties of the job

  • Ensure a courteous and quality service is delivered for all clients
  • Work with sensitivity and an understanding of the issues facing front line staff
  • Listen to clients and engage in productive discussions about supply options
  • Provide specialist day to day logistics knowledge and advice to clients
  • Encourage users to utilise the materials management supply route and expand ward / department specific electronic catalogues
  • Influence user choice to standardise products and reduce costs
  • Promptly and proactively resolve queries and resolve complaints

About us

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that's 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

DSFS has just over 900 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the 'Chesterfield Royal family', DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that's dynamic, flexible, and proactive.

DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone's abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered

Details

Date posted

30 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£23,875 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

166-DSFS-7305134

Job locations

DSFS-Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Top Road

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments section on this page. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are, along with the criteria that are required for the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments section on this page. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are, along with the criteria that are required for the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • GCSE English Language and Maths both at Grade C or above or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge

Desirable

  • ECDL

Experience

Essential

  • Must have experience of working within a fast paced environment
  • Must be physically fit and able to undertake manual handling duties
  • Knowledge/experience of manual handling procedures and health and safety.
  • Ability to use computerised systems for the booking in, ordering of goods and materials management (possession of ECDL desirable)

Desirable

  • Experience within a Stores or Distribution environment with knowledge of receipt, storage and distribution procedures
  • Experience within a NHS environment

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Must be able to work as part of a team
  • Must be able to work on own initiative
  • Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of following policies and procedures
  • Working knowledge of in-house computer systems
  • Must be able to prioritise workloads
  • Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality
  • Must be able to keep accurate records
  • Good communication skills

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Adaptable attitude to work and change to meet service needs - able and willing to adopt new tasks and methods of working as required.
  • Proactive
  • Be adaptable to work within the team and support colleagues
  • Customer friendly approach
  • Enthusiastic / self-motivated
  • Ability to work under pressure

Demonstrates Trust Values

Essential

  • Compassion, Achievement, Relationships, Environment - Proud to CARE
  • Responsive - Reliable - Resourceful - Respectful
Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • GCSE English Language and Maths both at Grade C or above or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge

Desirable

  • ECDL

Experience

Essential

  • Must have experience of working within a fast paced environment
  • Must be physically fit and able to undertake manual handling duties
  • Knowledge/experience of manual handling procedures and health and safety.
  • Ability to use computerised systems for the booking in, ordering of goods and materials management (possession of ECDL desirable)

Desirable

  • Experience within a Stores or Distribution environment with knowledge of receipt, storage and distribution procedures
  • Experience within a NHS environment

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Must be able to work as part of a team
  • Must be able to work on own initiative
  • Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of following policies and procedures
  • Working knowledge of in-house computer systems
  • Must be able to prioritise workloads
  • Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of confidentiality
  • Must be able to keep accurate records
  • Good communication skills

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Adaptable attitude to work and change to meet service needs - able and willing to adopt new tasks and methods of working as required.
  • Proactive
  • Be adaptable to work within the team and support colleagues
  • Customer friendly approach
  • Enthusiastic / self-motivated
  • Ability to work under pressure

Demonstrates Trust Values

Essential

  • Compassion, Achievement, Relationships, Environment - Proud to CARE
  • Responsive - Reliable - Resourceful - Respectful

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

DSFS-Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Top Road

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


Employer's website

https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

DSFS-Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Top Road

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


Employer's website

https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Logistics and Supply Chain Manager

Cem Cahit

cem.cahit@nhs.net

01246513565

Details

Date posted

30 June 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£23,875 a year Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

166-DSFS-7305134

Job locations

DSFS-Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Top Road

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


Supporting documents

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