North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Stores & Materials Management Assistant - Huntingdon

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Job summary

An opportunity has arisen within the Procurement & Supply Chain department to join the Stores & Materials Management Team. Working as part of a small team focused primarily on the processing and internal distribution of all inbound deliveries and the provision of a trusted and essential medical consumable stock replenishment system across all departments in the trust, from our Outpatient departments to Emergency Care Centre. This is a dynamic role that touches upon various aspects of total supply chain management in a modern hospital at an entry level with opportunity to develop the skills necessary to progress further in this field.

Main duties of the job

The main functions of the role focus on the efficient and timely distribution of inbound deliveries, Checking goods for accuracy against orders, localised picking of stock, stock checks on wards of medical consumables, creation of stock orders and the delivery of items to departments. The role does contain a reasonable amount of physical activity so a reasonable level of fitness is required.

About us

Our teams work hard to be flexible and promote a health work/home life balance and so agile working options are automatically considered for all roles within the Trust. Talk to the Recruiting Manager about what this means in practice for you.

Your package with us includes a lot more than just your pay and here area few of the additional benefits that are available to you as an employee:

Access to the NHS Pension Scheme
Generous Holiday Entitlement, starting at 27 days a year (for full time workers) plus bank/public holidays
Free staff car parking on all our hospital sites during this financial year
In-house Physiotherapy Services
Career development and training opportunities
Emotional Wellbeing Service covering a range of online support, access to mobile apps and 24/7 counselling services
Subsidised meals at our hospital restaurants
Access to exclusive discounts, cashback and vouchers via NHS Discounts and Blue Light Card

If you share our values and vision and are passionate about working with people on what matters to them, you could be a real asset to Team North West Anglia.

Date posted

13 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

176-C-5582557

Job locations

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Hinchingbrooke Park

Huntingdon

PE29 6NT

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work as part of a team responsible for providing an efficient and cost effective total supply chain management, receipt, checking, storage and distribution service to wards and departments across the trust. The position is a customer-facing role requiring a strong customer service work ethic and commitment to being proactive and positive at all times, working in a team to scan, order and put away medical consumables within clinical environments and maintain stock locations in a tidy and organised manner. In addition the post requires the individual to perform a range of administrative duties, utilise IT systems, liaise with external suppliers and maintain effective relationships with clinical staff via face to face, email or telephone interactions.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good standard of education

Desirable

GCSE (or equivalent) in English & Maths at grade C
NVQ in either customer service, warehousing or stores/supply related activity

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

Experience of working in stores/warehousing/retail or supply chain related environment

Desirable

Experience of working within the NHS or other healthcare environment
Experience of working in a customer focused environment
Basic experience/knowledge of purchasing and supply chain related processes/activities/systems
Basic experience/knowledge of stock management principles

Skills

Essential

Good communication and Interpersonal skills

Desirable

Computer literate

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good standard of education

Desirable

GCSE (or equivalent) in English & Maths at grade C
NVQ in either customer service, warehousing or stores/supply related activity

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

Experience of working in stores/warehousing/retail or supply chain related environment

Desirable

Experience of working within the NHS or other healthcare environment
Experience of working in a customer focused environment
Basic experience/knowledge of purchasing and supply chain related processes/activities/systems
Basic experience/knowledge of stock management principles

Skills

Essential

Good communication and Interpersonal skills

Desirable

Computer literate

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.

Employer details

Employer name

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Hinchingbrooke Park

Huntingdon

PE29 6NT

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

Hinchingbrooke Park

Huntingdon

PE29 6NT

Employer's website

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