Job summary
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that clinical areas have a continuous supply of medical and surgical consumables in line with the Trust's materials management systems. This will include visiting the clinical areas to an agreed schedule, undertaking inventory using Trust's Inventory Management System and put away stock on shelves in clinical areas when deliveries arrive.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that clinical areas have a continuous supply of medical and surgical consumables in line with the Trust's materials management systems. This will include visiting the clinical areas to an agreed schedule, undertaking inventory using Trust's Inventory Management System and put away stock on shelves in clinical areas when deliveries arrive.
About us
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that clinical areas have a continuous supply of medical and surgical consumables in line with the Trusts materials management systems. This will include visiting the clinical areas to an agreed schedule, undertaking inventory using Trust's Inventory Management System and put away stock on shelves in clinical areas when deliveries arrive. The post holder will assist with the day-to-day administration of the Supplies Department and provide purchasing support as directed by the Deputy Logistics Manager.The post holder will have a nominated base but can be required to work on any PPS site, depending on the needs of the service.All activities listed in job description are undertaken on a daily basis, unless stated otherwise
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that clinical areas have a continuous supply of medical and surgical consumables in line with the Trusts materials management systems. This will include visiting the clinical areas to an agreed schedule, undertaking inventory using Trust's Inventory Management System and put away stock on shelves in clinical areas when deliveries arrive. The post holder will assist with the day-to-day administration of the Supplies Department and provide purchasing support as directed by the Deputy Logistics Manager.The post holder will have a nominated base but can be required to work on any PPS site, depending on the needs of the service.All activities listed in job description are undertaken on a daily basis, unless stated otherwise
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- A level standard of literacy, mathematics to read instructions or reference material to set stock levels
- Ability to understand instructions and/or follow task lists
- Knowledge of contract law acquired through Short courses or equivalent experience
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Basic awareness of Health and Safety in the workplace
- Able to undertake a range of manual and routine tasks
- Self-motivated and able to use own initiative Ability to integrate into a team environment
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Min 5 years' experience in management of materials working in NHS environment
- Experience with working with Excel understanding and able to present this information when required
Desirable
- Previous experience in distribution and ISO9000 procedures
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- A level standard of literacy, mathematics to read instructions or reference material to set stock levels
- Ability to understand instructions and/or follow task lists
- Knowledge of contract law acquired through Short courses or equivalent experience
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Basic awareness of Health and Safety in the workplace
- Able to undertake a range of manual and routine tasks
- Self-motivated and able to use own initiative Ability to integrate into a team environment
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Min 5 years' experience in management of materials working in NHS environment
- Experience with working with Excel understanding and able to present this information when required
Desirable
- Previous experience in distribution and ISO9000 procedures
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.
