Maintenance Stores Operative - Liverpool

Job overview

The Maintenance department is looking to recruit a maintenance assistant to take on the role of a Maintenance stores / driving operative.

The role will provide assistance with planned maintenance stock control and driving/delivery duties.

We are seeking a highly motivated and professional individual who has the ability to prioritise workloads, identify potential improvement within their work area and be proactive in providing a high level of service to staff, patients and site visitors.

Main duties of the job

The maintenance stores/driver role involves the management and organization of the maintenance materials stores. The successful candidate will be responsible controlling the issuing of materials/parts/PPE etc site stores to the in-house maintenance team.

The role shall involve making frequent deliveries across the trust and assist with collecting materials/parts from local suppliers on behalf of the Estates department.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Maintain a stock of approved equipment necessary for the proper and efficient functioning of the Maintenance Department

Carry out part stock checks at frequent intervals and take stock in works stores as required.

Operate the computer terminal as required with the arrangements for computerised stock control.

Maintain a ledger of re-usable items of equipment

Issue items as required on production of a requisition from the supervisor.

Maintain a stock ledger on a daily basis

Receive all items ordered by the Maintenance Department and adjust stock levels on the appropriate bin cards

Ensure that all received goods and commodities are properly and securely placed on the racks, cupboards etc. within the works stores or the remote stores situated around the Trust sites.

Complete goods received notes and part goods received notes, matching them up with delivery notes and submitting them to the Office Manager.

For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description

Person specification

Qualifications

• GCSEs or equivalent in English and Maths

• NVQ Level 3 or 4 in Facilities Management, Warehousing, or Supply Chain Logistics. CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) Level 3 or above
• Certification in first aid training, manual handling techniques and COSHH

Knowledge

• Demonstrable experience in managing stores or stock control, ideally in a maintenance or facilities environment
• Familiarity with managing inventory for tools, equipment, or parts commonly used in a busy maintenance department
• Excellent Communication Skills: both written & verbal

• Sound knowledge of relevant Health Technical Memorandums (HTM’s)
• Knowledge of Health and Safety Regulations Understanding of manual handling, storage of hazardous substances (COSHH), and workplace safety
• Familiarity with the types of tools, equipment, and systems used in hospital maintenance (e.g., HVAC systems, electrical components, plumbing parts)
• Knowledge of NHS-specific policies, procurement systems, or procedures
• Experience working within a healthcare setting or public sector organization

Skills

• IT and Administrative Skills
• Proficiency in using inventory management software or CAFM databases (e.g., Concept, Backtraq, or bespoke NHS systems)
• Competence in use of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, Outlook) for record-keeping and reporting

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months’ of their 18^th birthday.

Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Bank posts require upfront payment. DBS applications submitted from 2nd December will be subject to the new DBS fee of £26.50 (standard) and £54.50 (Enhanced).

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.