Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Warehouse Supervisor Northumbria Wheelchair Services

The closing date is 01 April 2026

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Job summary

To ensure the efficient running of the Wheelchairs warehouse facility and of the van deliveries and collections of the equipment to help meet current KPI's. In particular, to manage the available manpower to meet the various demands placed on the warehouse and vans to ensure that service targets are regularly met and to manage relations between warehouse, admin and clinical staff within the service.

Main duties of the job

To ensure the efficient running of the Wheelchairs warehouse facility and of the van deliveries and collections of the equipment to help meet current KPI's. In particular, to manage the available manpower to meet the various demands placed on the warehouse and vans to ensure that service targets are regularly met and to manage relations between warehouse, admin and clinical staff within the service.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Details

Date posted

20 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7858889LH

Job locations

Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub

Avenue Road

Seaton Delaval

NE25 0QJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Regularly meet delivery service targets for emergency and standard equipment deliveries.

Maintaining stock accuracy and updating the computer of equipment transactions in a timely manner and ensure adequate stock levels.

Forward plan on a six-to-eight week rolling basis the duties for each member of the warehouse staff covering van deliveries and collections, two-man van, cleaning, equipment maintenance, ordering and general warehouse duties.

First line management of warehouse staff for work allocation, work problems and issues, and staff grievances.

Maintaining optimum efficiency of staff to meet all the demands placed on the warehouse staff and vans including re-assignment of staff work loads due to sickness, training, holidays and when an emergency arises.

Manage the maintenance and servicing of the delivery/collection vans, and other machinery and equipment used within the warehouse.

Liaising with other leads within the service to ensure smooth running of the warehouse.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Regularly meet delivery service targets for emergency and standard equipment deliveries.

Maintaining stock accuracy and updating the computer of equipment transactions in a timely manner and ensure adequate stock levels.

Forward plan on a six-to-eight week rolling basis the duties for each member of the warehouse staff covering van deliveries and collections, two-man van, cleaning, equipment maintenance, ordering and general warehouse duties.

First line management of warehouse staff for work allocation, work problems and issues, and staff grievances.

Maintaining optimum efficiency of staff to meet all the demands placed on the warehouse staff and vans including re-assignment of staff work loads due to sickness, training, holidays and when an emergency arises.

Manage the maintenance and servicing of the delivery/collection vans, and other machinery and equipment used within the warehouse.

Liaising with other leads within the service to ensure smooth running of the warehouse.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Education level expected: GCSE or CSE or equivalent in maths and english.
  • Qualifications required: Full driving license, Basic computer skills

Desirable

  • Basic PAT Testing.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Education level expected: GCSE or CSE or equivalent in maths and english.
  • Qualifications required: Full driving license, Basic computer skills

Desirable

  • Basic PAT Testing.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub

Avenue Road

Seaton Delaval

NE25 0QJ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub

Avenue Road

Seaton Delaval

NE25 0QJ


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Operational Service Manager

Mark Buckley

Mark.Buckley@northumbria-healthcare.nhs.uk

07754048976

Details

Date posted

20 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-7858889LH

Job locations

Northumbria Healthcare Manufacturing and Innovation Hub

Avenue Road

Seaton Delaval

NE25 0QJ


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