Storekeeper

NHS National Services Scotland; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS National Services Scotland is seeking a Storekeeper for the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service in Edinburgh. The successful candidate will join a small, inclusive team, providing high-quality storekeeping services and managing stock. An ideal applicant will have warehouse experience and a strong team spirit.

Benefits

Pension scheme

Comprehensive work-life balance policies

Occupational health services

Learning resource centres

Discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits

Qualifications

• Experience within a storekeeping/warehouse department.
• Ability to demonstrate relevant experience in a multi-functional organisation.

Responsibilities

• Receipting, picking, and issuing of stock.
• Loading and unloading of vehicles, use of mechanical handling equipment.
• Maintaining cleanliness of the warehouse and associated areas.

Skills

Reliability

Teamwork

Motivation

Job description

About the Organisation:
National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national NHS Board operating right at the heart of NHS Scotland providing invaluable support and advice at a strategic and operational level. NSS supports customers to deliver their services more efficiently and effectively and we offer shared services on a national scale using best-in-class systems and standards. Our priority is always the same – to improve the health and well-being of the people of Scotland. We do this by working in partnership with colleagues across Health and Social Care to deliver fit for purpose solutions and systems, delivering high quality services that help our stakeholders to free up resources so they can be re-invested into essential services.

The Post:
Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS), a Strategic Business Unit within NSS, plays a vital role not only in the health of the people of Scotland but also on an international scale – through our leading position in manufacturing, product development, biomedical research and donor services. Our goal is to maintain the highest standards of donor and patient care whilst remaining internationally competitive.

In support of this, the SNBTS Procurement department, reporting to National Procurement (NP) and based at the Headquarters of SNBTS, provides a comprehensive range of procurement and stores support services to SNBTS operations, including an onward distribution service to NHSS Pharmacies of finished plasma products.

An opportunity has now arisen within the Procurement Department for a Storekeeper to join the team at their warehouse in the national HQ site at The Jack Copland Centre, Edinburgh. The post holder will be part of a small team of storekeepers providing a high-quality storekeeping service to the SNBTS National Centre Manufacturing, specialist laboratories, donor and patient services teams.

Covering all duties required of a storekeeper whilst working within the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s). These duties will Include receipting, picking and issuing of stock, Stock checks, filling out documentation timeously and correctly. Loading and unloading of vehicles, use of mechanical handling equipment including the use of counterbalance forklift, use of the electronic stock management system. Keeping the warehouse and associated areas clean and tidy.

The Candidate:
We have a great opportunity available for individuals with Warehouse, storage, distribution experience. We are a small inclusive team where everyone is essential and where everyone plays a positive part in the operation of the stores service.

You will be a reliable team player, motivated and can work well on your own. You will be able to demonstrate relevant experience ideally within a storekeeping/warehouse department of a multi-functional organisation.

Any candidates who have lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.

Location and Working Pattern:
Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, The Jack Copland Centre, 52 Research Avenue North, Heriot-Watt Research Park, Edinburgh, EH14 4BE

Work pattern - Monday to Thursday 08.30am – 4.30pm, Friday 08:30 – 4.00pm 37 hours per week.

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK for the post in which you will be employed with NSS.

Benefits:
Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. HR Benefits Brochure.

Inclusion:
NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) is a national board and, as an anchor institution, it is our ambition to be a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone feels welcome. We recognise that flexible working creates an inclusive workplace where employees can thrive and feel confident about their ability to balance their personal and professional responsibilities. This is supported through Once for Scotland flexible working policies. NSS has made a long-term commitment to staff health and well-being and offers many learning and development opportunities to support and improve our approaches to diversity, inclusion and mental health in the workplace. There are a number of equality staff networks in place which all staff are welcome to join. We are also an equal opportunities employer and as such guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As an accredited Disability Confident Leader, it is the aim of NSS to offer a fully accessible and inclusive recruitment service that supports applicants on their candidate journey. If you are interested in any reasonable adjustments, please contact the Recruitment Team on [e-mail]

Further information:
For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Gordon Dickson, Procurement Manager at [e-mail] / 07500 605399 / 0131 314 5542 or Andrew Robertson, National Stock Controller at [e-mail] / 0131 275 6035

Closing date for completed applications is Friday 25th July 2025.

Further information on NSS is available from: www.nhsnss.org

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail only, so please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders).