Receipt and Delivery Assistant

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Receipt and Delivery Assistant to join the Procurement team. You will support delivering a comprehensive receipt and delivery service, ensuring timely deliveries of goods across the Trust and accurate receipting on Trust systems.

You will maintain records for goods received, delivered and returned for traceability, plan deliveries to wards, and contribute to a cost improvement plan while maintaining excellent customer service

Qualifications

• Excellent customer service and communication skills are essential.
• Ability to plan and coordinate deliveries to wards and departments.
• Accurate record-keeping for goods received/delivered/returned for traceability.

Responsibilities

• Support the Receipt & Delivery service to ensure timely deliveries across the Trust.
• Receipting orders on Trust systems to enable invoices to be paid without delay.
• Keep and maintain records for goods received/delivered/returned for traceability.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Tools

Trust systems

Job description

Band 2 £25,272 Per annum

Hours 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working The procurement team have an exciting new role of Receipt and Delivery Assistant and are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to join our team.

Department Procurement

Band 2 £25,272 Per annum

Hours 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working The procurement team have an exciting new role of Receipt and Delivery Assistant and are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to join our team.

You will be required to support the team in delivering a comprehensive Receipt & Delivery service. This involves ensuring deliveries for goods across the Trust are made in a timely manner to prevent delays or cancellations to clinics/procedures, orders are correctly receipted on the Trust systems to allow for invoices to be paid without delay.

You will be involved with ensuring accurate records are kept for goods received / delivered / returned for traceability purposes.

You will need to plan the effective delivery of medical and non-medical consumables to wards and departments by planning and co-ordinating the requirements of these activities with these departments to meet the customer expectations.

In addition, you will contribute to the delivery of a highly effective, compliant and customer focussed receipt and delivery service, which meets the Trusts procurement requirements, whilst supporting the Trust’s Cost Improvement Plan (CIP).

Please note that we are not able to offer sponsorship for this role.

Interview 12 November 2026

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'73.8% of this team would strongly recommend their organisation as an excellent place to work.' 'NHS Staff Survey 2024'

The successful candidate will have excellent customer service and communication skills as you will need to influence internal customers whilst building and maintain good relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

To deliver a comprehensive Receipt & Delivery service ensuring orders are correctly receipted on the Trust systems in a timely manner to allow for invoices to be paid without delay.

To provide scheduled and emergency deliveries for goods across the Trust to prevent delays or cancelations to clinics/procedures.

To keep and maintain accurate records for goods received/delivered/returned for traceability purposes.

Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a "Good" rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.

As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.

We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre. We have just opened the Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards.

Further investment is underway, including the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Heather Twyman Job title: Supply Chain Officer Email address: [e-mail]