Inventory Management Team Leader

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity in our Ward Inventory Team within Commercial Services at University Hospitals Dorset.

You will be responsible for the day to day co-ordination and supervision of colleagues who undertake the delivery of inventory/materials management for defined areas within the trust.

Along with the support of inventory managers they will be required to liaise with a variety of colleagues and suppliers to provide a highly professional and responsive inventory management service that meets operational requirements and supports patient care.

You should have experience of working in a purchasing, supply chain or inventory management environment and will ideally have had experience in leading or supervising a team.

A good level of keyboard skills and abilities with applications including MS Word, MS Excel and MS Outlook would be required.

Excellent communication skills are essential and previous experience of NHS working may be advantageous.

The most important requirement for those who meet the minimum criteria will be your enthusiasm to support and lead a team and make a difference in driving value for our patients and colleagues.

The role is a full time 37.5 hour week. As required, you may need to work flexibly within a shift pattern which may include occasional weekend and bank holiday working.

Applicants are encouraged to fully consider their match to the person specification details for this role.

Base Location: Poole Hospital

Interview Date: TBC

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.

This post is part of the Estates service that UHD may transfer to an NHS 'wholly owned subsidiary'; the proposed date of transfer is October 2025. This is an exciting opportunity to join a developing, expanding, organisation with a strong commitment to NHS values and putting patients first. The NHS wholly owned subsidiary will continue to offer NHS AFC T&Cs to current employees who transfer in October as well as to new employees recruited after that date.