Supplies Inventory Assistant

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust; Letchworth; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust in Letchworth is seeking a Supplies Inventory Assistant to support warehouse, driving and admin duties. The role involves a mix of courier deliveries, loading/unloading, and routine stock checks.

You will work under the Supplies Inventory Coordinator and may be asked to flex tasks based on operational needs. The team delivers essential clinical goods across the region and values reliability and physical fitness.

Qualifications

• Ability to drive a Luton delivery vehicle.
• Manual handling and heavy lifting may be required.
• Flexible in performing assigned tasks and working across teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive and deliver linen to Essex locations as part of a rota.
• Perform warehouse duties and assist with admin tasks.
• Support courier duties and loading/unloading of vehicles.

Skills

Driving

Warehouse operations

Administrative tasks

Job description

The Supplies team currently have a vacancy for a Supplies Inventory assistants based in Letchworth. The job involves a mixture of driving, warehouse work as well as administrative duties.

This role fills several purposes within the Supplies department and involves warehouse work, admin work and courier work. Each day can be different based on operational pressures.

This role will involve heavy lifting as it will include deliveries of Linen to Essex locations within a rota and the loading/unloading of vehicles/cages

The Supplies Inventory Assistants are the backbone of the Supplies department fulfilling a vital role in the Supply chain of clinical goods, clinical equipment, drugs, and consumables, ensuring each Trust department has the supplies they need to deliver outstanding patient care.

The postholder must be able to drive a Luton type delivery vehicle as work will often require courier deliveries across East of England and will involve manual handling, computer work and warehouse duties.

The postholder will be allocated tasks by the Supplies Inventory Coordinator, Supplies Supervisor or Supplies Manager and will be flexible in completing the tasks allocated.

You'll have the opportunity to work in one of the most diverse regions in the country, with the vibrant capital city just a stone's throw away and the invigorating North Sea coast to the east.

At EEAST we bring together all our skills to provide 24 hour, 365 days a year urgent care to those in need of emergency and non-emergency medical treatment and transport in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.

We are always looking to innovate our approaches and work together to offer the best possible patient care across our counties.

We aim to represent and value the diversity of our local communities through our workforce and service provision. We therefore positively encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as Black, Asian, or other ethnic groups, individuals with a Disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.

We at EEAST want to support our employees achieve a balance between work and other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, family commitments, further learning, and other interests. We therefore welcome flexible working requests.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Stephen Dubery Job title: Head of Procurement and Logistics Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07702718812

Bob Wilson

T: 07850 938925 / 01462 472624

E: [e-mail]