Materials Management Assistant

Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Leeds; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust seeks a Materials Management assistant to support theatre stock and distribution at St James University Hospital. You will manage stock levels, using handheld scanners, and collaborate with clinicians to ensure timely and accurate order fulfilment.

This on-site role runs Monday to Friday, 07:00–15:00, with a focus on accuracy, organisation and strong communication in a busy hospital environment.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and organised approach to stock control.
• Physically fit for manual handling and lifting.
• Comfortable using handheld data capture devices and scanners.
• Able to adapt to short-notice changes and maintain stock levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide Materials Management service to Theatres within St James University Hospital.
• Manage stock and stock rotation using handheld devices.
• Distribute goods to locations and maintain stores to agreed standards.
• Support end users, clinicians and handle urgent orders.
• Role is Mon-Fri 07:00–15:00 and on-site.

Skills

Inventory management

Scanner proficiency

Ordering systems

Microsoft Office

Teamwork & communication

Tools

Oracle

NHS Supply Chain

Supply X

Job description

Looking for the next step in your career? Excellent pay, annual reviews, Health & Wellbeing support, Staff Discounts, Excellent holiday/leave allowance...What's not to love?!

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will be part of a team staff that provides the Materials Management service for Leeds Teaching Hospitals. This role is customer facing and supporting both procurement and clinical colleagues.

Reporting into the Materials Management Supervisor, you will be responsible for the provision of a Materials Management service to Theatres within St James University Hospital.This is one of the more manual roles within Supplies as it involves moving/handling of cages, pushing/pulling-you'll get your steps in! As well as some office based work.

Attention to detail's key. This is a busy area so you will need to be organised and show strong confident communication skills when working with end users especially when urgent orders are needed.

You need to be physically fit, this job will involve manual handling, including lifting. You need to be adaptable to change, sometimes at short notice. Accountability is key in this role-you will be given responsibility for your own areas, you will build a rapport with Clinicians and be their main point of contact. Ensure stock is maintained at the appropriate levels using hand held data capture devices. Distribution of goods as required to each location, putting away stock and managing store rooms to agreed standards. Supporting the end user is our priority-the patient.

This role is Mon-Fri 07:00am-15:00pm, no option of hybrid or home-working, this is an operational role.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Job description

Shortlisting Date: 24/11/2026 Interview Date: 06/12/2026

Please Note: All salaries listed reflect the pay for full time roles. Any part time roles will be pro rata.

Why you should join our Team

We are proud of our diverse workforce and your health & wellbeing is a priority. We have Mental Health First Aiders, Health & Wellbeing Champions, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Champions and Freedom to Speak up Champions. The Trust offers a Viv-up Employee Assistance Helpline, which runs 24/7 x 365., Money Buddies, Chaplaincy (Multi-Faith and without Religion), We have an LGBTQ+ network, we are positive about Menopause, we aim to be Neuroinclusive.

What you will bring to the role

A sharp eye for stock — you know your way around inventory management, you understand the procurement life cycle and the importance of stock rotation

Scanner confidence — handheld devices don’t scare you in fact, you and a barcode scanner make an unstoppable duo.

Experience with ordering systems — whether it’s Oracle, NHS Supply Chain, Supply X or similar systems, you can navigate them without breaking a sweat.

A communication style that lands — clear, friendly, professional and effective, whether you’re writing an email or chatting with colleagues.

Solid computer skills — you are confident in the use of Microsoft Office applications including word and excel.

A true team spirit — there’s no ‘I’ in team, but there is in "initiative," and you've got both. You’re just as comfortable collaborating with others as you are working independently and you enjoy connecting with teams across the Trust.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are.

Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose:

Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

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.