Stock & Equipment Controller

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Northwich; Sur place; GBP 25 000 - 32 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Northwich is seeking a Stock & Equipment Controller to manage stock and equipment in the Surgical Centre and to order items for clinical use.

The role involves coordinating across theatre teams, procurement and management, maintaining stock levels, and ensuring timely escalation of issues to Senior Management. NHS experience and strong IT skills are essential for using Integra and NHS Supply Chain.

Qualifications

• Experience in stores/stock environment preferred.
• Good IT skills and ability to use hospital procurement systems.

Responsabilités

• Order stock using Integra and NHS Supply Chain.
• Handle stock locations, reordering, put-away and housekeeping.
• Communicate with teams at all levels to meet service needs.
• Collaborate with Procurement to source alternatives when items are unavailable.
• Monitor stock levels and escalate concerns to senior management.
• Manage sterile instrument sets used in theatre environments.

Connaissances

Stock management

IT skills

Problem solving

Communication at all levels

NHS procurement knowledge

Outils

Integra

NHS Supply Chain

Description du poste

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Stock & Equipment Controller

The closing date is 19 November 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in the Surgical Centre, managing the stock and equipment, and ordering items for use in the clinical environment.

This is a busy role working across several disciplines working closely with the theatre teams and the management team. The role is part of a small team working closely together.

The successful candidate will ideally have managed stock or equipment in a previous role. An understanding of the NHS would be an advantage.

Excellent communication skills are essential, with the ability to be able to communicate at all levels. The role is busy and very demanding and it is expected that the successful candidate will be able to manage their own workload, escalating issues where necessary.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities include:

• Using the Trust procurement systems i.e. Integra and NHS Supply Chain to order stock items.
• Carrying out stock management tasks, i.e. stock location, reordering, stock put away and housekeeping within the relevant areas.
• Communication at all levels within the job role is vital in relation to the requirements of the various teams.
• Working closely with the Procurement teams to establish alternative products where the standard item is not available.
• Working proactively to ensure that stock levels are suitable for the needs of the service, and escalating any concerns to Senior Management.
• Managing the sterile instrument sets used within the theatre environment.

About us

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.

We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.

The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.At Mid Cheshire, we value our staff and appreciate that in order to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues.

Job responsibilities

Please see a full list of the main responsibilities within the job description which is attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Experience

• Previous experience in an stores/stock environment

Experience

• Use of NHSCC systems and Integra

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Trust Procurement processes.

Skills

Skills

• Can give examples of problem solving in a previous role

Skills

• Ability to demonstrate IT skills and experience.

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.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cheshire & Merseyside Surgical Centre at Victoria Infirmary Northwich

Cheshire & Merseyside Surgical Centre at Victoria Infirmary Northwich