NHS Supplies stock assistant & driver

🚚 About the Role

As an NHS Supplies Stock Assistant & Driver, you’ll play a key part in keeping our clinical services running smoothly. You’ll help us manage essential supplies across our teams and ensure everything is stored safely, rotated properly, and delivered where it’s needed.

This is a great role if you enjoy being active, like things to be well organised, and want to support our clinical teams in a practical, meaningful way.

✅ What You’ll Be Doing

• Helping maintain an accurate stock database
• Checking stock levels, expiry dates, and ensuring efficient rotation
• Collecting requested stock from our main store and preparing it for delivery
• Flagging items that need to be reordered
• Updating records as items move in and out
• Checking NHS supplies deliveries, logging them and storing safely
• Completing a handover at the end of your shift
• Once a month: visiting our other bases to support stock rotation

🌼 What We’re Looking For

You don’t need previous experience — just a willingness to help.

We’re looking for someone who is:

• 18+
• Organised and methodical
• Friendly, calm and confident communicating with different people
• Able to keep information strictly confidential
• Reliable, punctual and trustworthy
• Flexible when plans change
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office
• Happy to complete required training

Other requirements:

• Clean, current driving licence
• Fully comprehensive insurance (with voluntary driving included)
• A roadworthy, taxed, MOT‑tested vehicle (if using your own)
• We will ask for evidence and complete a DVLA check.

🧑‍🏫 Training & Support

You’ll receive:

• A named manager to support you throughout your volunteering
• Mandatory training at the start and refresher sessions later on
• Data protection training
• Role‑specific training arranged by your manager

ℹ️ Good to Know

• You’ll complete a volunteer application form and show ID
• We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in everything we do
• We reimburse reasonable expenses

🌟 What’s In It for You?

Volunteering with us is incredibly rewarding. In this role, you’ll enjoy:

• A real sense of purpose knowing you’re directly supporting patient care
• Being part of a friendly, supportive team who value your contribution
• The chance to develop new skills in stock management, organisation and communication
• Training and ongoing guidance from your named manager
• An active, hands-on role that keeps you moving and engaged
• Experience that can enhance your CV or support future career goals
• The opportunity to make meaningful connections across our hospice teams
• Reasonable expenses reimbursed so you’re never out of pocket

Most importantly, you’ll be making a genuine difference to people at some of the most challenging times in their lives.