Bank Stores Assistant

Spire Healthcare Limited; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free uniform

Free DBS

onsite car park

Pension

Blue Light Card discounts

Wellbeing Centre access

Discounts through Spire for You

Job summary

Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital is seeking a Bank Stores Assistant to join its busy stores team. You'll coordinate stock and non-stock items across departments, ensuring timely delivery and accurate paperwork, including SAP documentation.

This role offers flexible adhoc shifts and the chance to gain experience within Spire Healthcare's private hospital network. Ideal candidates are organised, reliable, with stores/logistics experience, good IT skills, and the ability to work independently or in a

Qualifications

• Experience in stores, supplies, warehouse or logistics environments.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient with IT systems and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage workload priorities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure stock levels are maintained and regularly reviewed to support operational requirements.
• Order stock and non-stock items through approved suppliers and the National Distribution Centre (NDC).
• Receive and process deliveries accurately using SAP and associated documentation.
• Maintain clear audit trails and resolve discrepancies relating to deliveries and purchase orders.
• Distribute stock and supplies efficiently across hospital departments.
• Arrange returns, credits and supplier queries as required.
• Support continuous improvement of stores processes and service delivery.
• Contribute to a safe, organised and efficient working environment.

Skills

Stores/logistics experience

Organised

Communication skills

IT systems (SAP)

Microsoft Office

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Bank Stores Assistant | Stores | Private Hospital | Cambridge | Adhoc Shift Patterns |

Join the team at Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital as a Bank Stores Assistant and play a vital role in ensuring our hospital departments have the equipment and supplies they need to deliver outstanding patient care.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with stores, logistics or supply chain experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and takes pride in providing an efficient and reliable service. As a bank colleague, you'll benefit from flexible shifts to fit around your lifestyle while gaining experience within one of the UK's leading independent healthcare providers.

The Role

As a Stores Assistant, you'll be responsible for coordinating and controlling the supply of stock and non-stock items throughout the hospital, ensuring departments receive everything they need accurately and on time.

You'll become an integral part of a busy support services team, helping us maintain excellent standards and achieve key performance targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure stock levels are maintained and regularly reviewed to support operational requirements
• Order stock and non-stock items through approved suppliers and the National Distribution Centre (NDC)
• Receive and process deliveries accurately using SAP and associated documentation
• Maintain clear audit trails and resolve any discrepancies relating to deliveries and purchase orders
• Distribute stock and supplies efficiently across hospital departments
• Arrange returns, credits and supplier queries where required
• Support continuous improvement of stores processes and service delivery
• Contribute to a safe, organised and efficient working environment

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who is organised, reliable and enjoys working both independently and as part of a team.

You will ideally have:

• Previous experience within a stores, supplies, warehouse or logistics environment
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Good literacy and numeracy skills
• Confidence using IT systems and Microsoft Office applications
• The ability to work under pressure and prioritise workloads effectively
• A proactive approach with the ability to use your own initiative
• A professional appearance and customer-focused attitude appropriate for a healthcare setting

Bank Benefits:

• Bank colleagues are paid weekly
• We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
• Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
• Access to Spire Healthcare pension
• Access to Blue Light Card discounts
• Smartspending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via ‘Spire for You’
• Wellbeing Centre access via ‘Spire for You’
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Full induction, including mandatory training updates
• Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
• Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion.
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications