West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Supplies Assistant

The closing date is 20 November 2025

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the West Suffolk Procurement team.

This role will:

Undertake the daily receiving, checking and delivery of goods across the Trust

Sorting and delivering NHS supply Chain daily deliveries

Using Trust e-procurement systems to ensure correct receipt and onwards payment of goods

Support the stores manager in Estates Stores when not available

Main duties of the job

Receive parcels from external suppliers

Check and receipt all goods by scanning or counting goods

Allocate to identified delivery areas

Delivery parcels, furniture, or equipment to all departments across the Trust

Link with ward inventory controller around delivery and collection of cages

Pick and delivery general bulk items held in stores

About us

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Details

Date posted

06 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

179-7438283-F

Job locations

West Suffolk Hospital

Hardwick Lane

Bury St Edmunds

IP33 2QZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification attached for more details on the job role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification attached for more details on the job role.

Person Specification

Education & Qualification

Essential

  • GCSE (or equivalent) qualifications to demonstrate a good standard of general education.

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience of providing high quality customer service.
  • Proven ability to work without supervision.
  • Previous warehouse/stores experience

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working in a hospital environment

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Able to work using own initiative
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Computer literate
  • Ability to plan own workload
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Basic skills in literacy and numeracy

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Flexible approach to working hours.
  • Proven track record of reliability, punctuality and trustworthiness.
  • Professional appearance appropriate to front of house role
  • Able to carry out the moving & handling duties as identified in the job description.
Person Specification

Education & Qualification

Essential

  • GCSE (or equivalent) qualifications to demonstrate a good standard of general education.

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Experience of providing high quality customer service.
  • Proven ability to work without supervision.
  • Previous warehouse/stores experience

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working in a hospital environment

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Able to work using own initiative
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Computer literate
  • Ability to plan own workload
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Basic skills in literacy and numeracy

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Flexible approach to working hours.
  • Proven track record of reliability, punctuality and trustworthiness.
  • Professional appearance appropriate to front of house role
  • Able to carry out the moving & handling duties as identified in the job description.

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

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Suffolk Hospital

Hardwick Lane

Bury St Edmunds

IP33 2QZ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Suffolk Hospital

Hardwick Lane

Bury St Edmunds

IP33 2QZ


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Procurement

Debbie Stevenson

debbie.stevenson@wsh.nhs.uk

01284713854

Details

Date posted

06 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

179-7438283-F

Job locations

West Suffolk Hospital

Hardwick Lane

Bury St Edmunds

IP33 2QZ


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