Logistics Supervisor

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust and Charity; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in neurology is seeking a Logistics Supervisor to ensure efficient logistics services across the Trust. This full-time position requires excellent inter-personal and organizational skills, along with a good standard of education. The successful candidate will supervise logistics activities and ensure service levels are maintained. Salary ranges from £27,485 to £30,162 per annum with a focus on both skill development and team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience of successfully engaging stakeholders.
• Understanding of local, regional and national procurement agendas.
• Experience in performance management and reporting on outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Logistics assistants to provide efficient service.
• Adopt a flexible attitude to meet service demands.
• Contribute to the Logistics team effectively.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Stock management

IT skills (Microsoft Office)

Inter-personal skills

Organizational skills

Education

General education including GCSE Maths and English

Job description

Job Summary

The role of the Logistics Supervisor is to supervise all relevant Logistics assistants and support the delivery of Logistics activities across the Trust site; providing an efficient safe and secure goods supply service whilst ensuring agreed service levels are maintained.

The post holder will be a member of the Logistics team and will be required to adopt a flexible attitude and to develop skills to enable them to fulfil the responsibilities set out below.

Main duties

Please see attached Job Description and person specification which highlights the main duties of this role.

About Us

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.

Details

• Date posted: 19 September 2025
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 4
• Salary: £27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum pro rata
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 160-7332224-B
• Job locations: Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Thomas Drive, Liverpool, L14 3PE

Job Description

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.

Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.

Qualifications

Essential

• A good standard of general education incl. GCSE Maths and English or equivalent.

Desirable

• Experience working in a busy NHS environment.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Experience of successfully engaging stakeholders
• Experience in stock management and store areas.
• Understanding of local, regional and national procurement agendas and how this links into operational procurement activity.
• Experience in successful performance management and reporting on outcomes.
• Demonstrable IT including Microsoft Office applications used to create reports and to assist in data analysis.

Desirable

• Experience of successful collaborative working.
• Understanding of the Green agenda and how procurement can support this.

Skills & Attributes

Essential

• Creative, innovative, 'self-starter' able to motivate self and others to complete agreed objectives.
• Excellent inter-personal skills.
• Reliable, punctual, willing to work flexibly to meet the demands of the role
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels with excellent inter-personal skills.
• Ability to react to situations promptly in order to solve complex issues with inventory and stock availability
• Excellent organisation skills with the ability to prioritise workload to address conflicting demands
• Ability to work flexibly across multiple Trust sites as part of HPL

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.

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.

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.

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.

Employer details

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital
Thomas Drive
Liverpool, L14 3PE

Employer's website: https://www.thewaltoncentre.nhs.uk/