Wye Valley NHS Trust

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


Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE levels A-C in maths & English, or equivalent demonstrable experience
  • Possess supply chain or logistics qualifications or be willing to work towards CIPS level 2, 3 or 4 (entry level) in Procurement and Supply

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

  • Evidence of effective leadership and developmental work undertaken at Team level
  • Knowledge of managing the Omnicell electronic stock control system
  • Working with clinical teams
  • Knowledge/experience of NHS electronic ordering systems - ability to manipulate and present electronic data
  • Good understanding of CSSD Quality standards and Policy
  • Computer literate - Microsoft Office Packages
  • Commitment to educational and professional development of team
  • Manage databases, purchase ledgers, stock ordering system
  • General theatre resource Knowledge
  • Procurement/ordering

Desirable

  • Manage databases, purchase ledgers, stock ordering system
  • Sound understanding of Decontamination procedures

Experience

Essential

  • Materials management experience
  • Experience of working in theatre stores/sterile services
  • Financial and budgetary experience

Desirable

  • Effective line management experience
Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • GCSE levels A-C in maths & English, or equivalent demonstrable experience
  • Possess supply chain or logistics qualifications or be willing to work towards CIPS level 2, 3 or 4 (entry level) in Procurement and Supply

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

  • Evidence of effective leadership and developmental work undertaken at Team level
  • Knowledge of managing the Omnicell electronic stock control system
  • Working with clinical teams
  • Knowledge/experience of NHS electronic ordering systems - ability to manipulate and present electronic data
  • Good understanding of CSSD Quality standards and Policy
  • Computer literate - Microsoft Office Packages
  • Commitment to educational and professional development of team
  • Manage databases, purchase ledgers, stock ordering system
  • General theatre resource Knowledge
  • Procurement/ordering

Desirable

  • Manage databases, purchase ledgers, stock ordering system
  • Sound understanding of Decontamination procedures

Experience

Essential

  • Materials management experience
  • Experience of working in theatre stores/sterile services
  • Financial and budgetary experience

Desirable

  • Effective line management experience

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

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 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

For questions about the job, contact:

Operating Department Manager

David Stoten

david.stoten@wvt.nhs.uk

01432355444

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


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