Job summary
Are you the right person to join our dedicated team providing high quality services to the Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Foundation Trust?
We are seeking a reliable Storeperson to join our team, to distribute and manage our stock items around the Trust and act as first point of contact for visitors to the Department.
We provide an efficient 5-day service, providing Stores/PPE and Stationery to Wards, Departments and clinics between the hours of 8am and 4pm, Monday to Friday.
Main duties of the job
You will assist in the smooth operation of the hospital by ensuring the provision of stock items to wards / departments / clinics in an efficient and responsive way. You will also be required to undertake ad-hoc driving duties.
Due to the nature of this role, candidates will be expected to have a flexible attitude towards working hours and covering other members of the team at short notice.
The role will require you to work across all areas in the Trust which includes those that are designated as positive, asymptomatic and negative COVID wards.
About us
Choose Well - Choose WWL
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
On-Call
Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key results from the job holder
- Control and monitor work allocation.
- Assist in Management of Stock Levels.
- Distribute Stock as per department requirements.
- Responsible for ensuring service provision occurs to reasonable timetables.
- Participate in physical audits ensuring consistency of service provision.
- Have a full knowledge and understanding of Store Procedures, and safe working practices.
- Co-ordinate the receipt of PPE / Stock into Stores.
- Responsible for accurate recording of all departmental information.
Planning and Organisational Duties
- Organisation of the Store provision at Leigh Infirmary.
- Operational control of all Store protocols and provision to all designated areas.
- Coordinate regular service testing with the Team Leader to be able to report on user satisfaction. Dealing with patient, department requests and queries at user level.
Communications and Key Working Relationships
- Liaise across all wards and clinical areas, admin and clerical and estates (e.g. OPD, Theatres, X-Ray).
- Take any remedial action or implement change where necessary liaising with heads of departments and service users.
- Maintain verbal communications to all service users.
- Attend relevant meetings with a wide range of service users to provide advice on service provision.
- Provide details to the Store Supervisor of service implications arising from developments being undertaken by Trust.
- Take action to rectify problems and complaints.
- Ensure all staff respect the dignity of patients, visitors and other staff and recognise and respond appropriately to any ethnic or cultural issues
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key results from the job holder
- Control and monitor work allocation.
- Assist in Management of Stock Levels.
- Distribute Stock as per department requirements.
- Responsible for ensuring service provision occurs to reasonable timetables.
- Participate in physical audits ensuring consistency of service provision.
- Have a full knowledge and understanding of Store Procedures, and safe working practices.
- Co-ordinate the receipt of PPE / Stock into Stores.
- Responsible for accurate recording of all departmental information.
Planning and Organisational Duties
- Organisation of the Store provision at Leigh Infirmary.
- Operational control of all Store protocols and provision to all designated areas.
- Coordinate regular service testing with the Team Leader to be able to report on user satisfaction. Dealing with patient, department requests and queries at user level.
Communications and Key Working Relationships
- Liaise across all wards and clinical areas, admin and clerical and estates (e.g. OPD, Theatres, X-Ray).
- Take any remedial action or implement change where necessary liaising with heads of departments and service users.
- Maintain verbal communications to all service users.
- Attend relevant meetings with a wide range of service users to provide advice on service provision.
- Provide details to the Store Supervisor of service implications arising from developments being undertaken by Trust.
- Take action to rectify problems and complaints.
- Ensure all staff respect the dignity of patients, visitors and other staff and recognise and respond appropriately to any ethnic or cultural issues
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous Experience not required
Desirable
- Previous experience in a stores/warehouse position
Skills
Essential
- No Significant skills required
Desirable
- Experience of driving 3.5T Luton Box van (with tail lift)
- Interpersonal Skills
- Basic literacy and numeracy required
- Ability to organise & prioritise day to day tasks
- Ability to be flexible and work across a range of departments and areas
Knowledge
Essential
- A general understanding of why Stores Services are important to patient care.
Desirable
- Basic understanding of the role of PPE within the hospital environment
Additional
Essential
- Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation
- Flexibility to provide cover for colleagues
Desirable
- Able to work unsociable hours
- Responsive to service (able to be contactable "out of hours")
Qualifications
Essential
- Good level of general Education (GCSE Maths and English or equivalent)
Desirable
- NVQ level 1 or equivalent
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Previous Experience not required
Desirable
- Previous experience in a stores/warehouse position
Skills
Essential
- No Significant skills required
Desirable
- Experience of driving 3.5T Luton Box van (with tail lift)
- Interpersonal Skills
- Basic literacy and numeracy required
- Ability to organise & prioritise day to day tasks
- Ability to be flexible and work across a range of departments and areas
Knowledge
Essential
- A general understanding of why Stores Services are important to patient care.
Desirable
- Basic understanding of the role of PPE within the hospital environment
Additional
Essential
- Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation
- Flexibility to provide cover for colleagues
Desirable
- Able to work unsociable hours
- Responsive to service (able to be contactable "out of hours")
Qualifications
Essential
- Good level of general Education (GCSE Maths and English or equivalent)
Desirable
- NVQ level 1 or equivalent
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
Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Wrightington Hospital
Hall Lane, Appley Bridge
Wigan,
WN6 9EP
Employer's website
http://www.wwl.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
