Job Description
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, conscientious, self-motivated individual to work in our Materials Management / Stores team within the Supplies Department. Based in the Supplies Department Stores at the Freeman Hospital , the post holder will provide a Materials Management / Top Up service for a specific number of Wards and Departments, on which full training will be given.
Reporting to the Materials Management Supervisor, you will ensure that adequate stock levels of medical and non-medical products are maintained on wards & departments. This will be achieved by visiting wards and departments to count and re-order a defined range of products using a bar code reader, and also checking and putting away the received goods. You will review stock reports and liaise with Ward Managers to keep adequate agreed stock levels.
- Interview date: 8th June 2023
- 15 hours /Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
You should have experience of stock replenishment and / or working in a stores environment. You should have good interpersonal skills, be customer facing with a helpful, friendly and flexible attitude. You should be PC literate with experience of entering data into computerised systems. You should be able to use your own initiative, and be able to work alone and well as part of a team. The ability to work to deadlines and communicate with staff at all levels is essential.
The post will be based at the Freeman Hospital, but the post holder may be required to work at other sites within the Trust.
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
As part of the Materials Management Team, the post holder will:
- Provide an Inventory Management replenishment service, using NHS Supply Chain computer system
- Distribute and store goods within the hospitals
- Be able to stand in for the Materials Management Team Leader in their absence
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.