Theatre Logistics Team Administrator & Instrument lead (INTERNAL)
The closing date is 08 February 2026
Job summary
***INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY***
The Theatre Logistics Team Administrator and Instrument Lead will support the Logistics Team Leader in managing procurement, supply, storage, and coordination of medical supplies, surgical instruments, and sterile consumables to ensure safe and effective patient care. The post holder will assist in supervising the Theatre Logistics Team (TLT), maintaining smooth daily operations, resolving supply chain issues promptly, and optimizing stock management. Acting as the department's procurement and logistics expert, they will collaborate with the Logistics Team Leader and Operating Department Manager to ensure service continuity and deliver cost efficiencies.
Main duties of the job
This role ensures the operating department has the necessary equipment, instruments, and consumables to support uninterrupted surgical services. Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting the Logistics Team Leader in managing and developing the Theatre Logistics Team, including appraisals, training, and performance management.
- Coordinating procurement activities such as sourcing quotations, placing orders, and monitoring supplier performance to ensure timely delivery and value for money.
- Overseeing stock systems (including Omnicell), ensuring accurate inventory records and effective stock rotation.
- Acting as a primary liaison for suppliers, external CSSD providers, and internal stakeholders to resolve supply and equipment issues promptly.
- Assisting with departmental projects, audits, and initiatives to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and maintain compliance with policies.
- Ensuring consistent availability of surgical instruments and consumables for both planned and emergency procedures.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South WarwickshireUniversity NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.
More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.
Details
Date posted
23 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Secondment
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
229-SUR-7728867
Job locations
Hereford County Hospital
Stonebow road
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
Hereford County Hospital
Stonebow road
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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