Materials Management Assistant

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool is seeking a Materials Management Assistant to support efficient procurement and stock replenishment of consumables across wards and departments.

You will handle electronic receipts, barcode scanning, unpacking deliveries, and liaise with staff and suppliers to maintain stock levels and meet ward requirements. Prior NHS experience and strong IT skills are desirable, with a commitment to accuracy and teamwork.

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English or equivalent.
• Experience in a busy NHS environment.
• Knowledge of stock management and procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide internal supply chain services using electronic receipts and bar code data capture.
• Unpack, check against delivery records and take corrective action.
• Book in deliveries and raise stock requisitions.
• Liaise with staff and suppliers on stock management.
• Maintain stock levels and rotate stock per procedures.
• Respond to Field Safety Notices via logistic leads.

Skills

Stock management

NHS experience

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

IT proficiency

Team collaboration

Education

GCSE Maths and English

Tools

Bar code scanner

Microsoft Office

Job description

The role of a Materials Management Assistant is to ensure that an effective and efficient procurement service in regard to the ordering and replenishment of agreed consumable stock throughout the organisation(s) is provided to all end-users, making sure that all goods are ordered and received in a timely manner.

Main duties of the job

To provide internal supply chain services (materials management) using electronic receipts system and bar code data capture system;

Unpackandcheck items against delivery recordsand take corrective action where necessary ( whilst maintaining audit records);

Provide a materials management service to purchase regularstock and non stock items to meet ward/department requirements

Ensuring stock r otation and replenishing products in accordance with agreed procedures;

Ensuring stock levels are maintained and goods are put away in a timely manner o n receipt;

To ensure all designated stock is managed and replenished to the agreed level using a hand held bar code scanner , raising stock and non stock requisitions;

Unpack, check andbook in deliveries;

Liaise with internal staff and external suppliers onstockmanagement;

Processpurchaseordersand recommend sourcesofsupply/ savings to customers.

Respond to FSN (Field Safety Notices) received via logistic leads.

Deputise for the Logistics Supervisor when required.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Qualifications

• A good standard of general education incl. GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
• Experience working in a busy NHS environment.

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience of successfully engaging stakeholders.
• Experience in stock management.
• Understanding of local, regional and national procurement agendas and how this links into operational procurement activity
• Demonstrable IT including Microsoft Office applications used to create reports and to assist in data analysis.
• Experience of successful collaborative working.
• Understanding of the Green agenda and how procurement can support this.

Skills & Attrubutes

• 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 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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.