Supplies Inventory Assistant

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust; Letchworth; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust in Letchworth is seeking a Supplies Inventory Assistant to support frontline ambulance services by ensuring clinical supplies and equipment are available where needed. The role combines driving, warehouse work and administrative duties, with a rota for linen deliveries across the East of England.

The position involves heavy lifting, manual handling and loading/unloading of vehicles, offering NHS experience in a fixed-term 6-month contract within a

Qualifications

• Role involves driving, warehouse work and admin duties.
• Delivery of linen and other supplies on a rota.
• Manual handling and loading/unloading of vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Deliveries to Essex locations on a rota.
• Loading/unloading of vehicles and cages.
• Support with warehouse and courier tasks as required.

Skills

Driving license

Warehouse experience

Administrative skills

Job description

As a Supplies Inventory Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting frontline ambulance services by ensuring clinical supplies, equipment and consumables are delivered where they are needed, when they are needed.

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.

Fixed-term opportunity

This 6-month contract provides an excellent opportunity to gain NHS experience, develop new skills and demonstrate your abilities within a large and respected NHS organisation. Many existing colleagues have used fixed-term opportunities as a stepping stone into wider NHS careers.

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.

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 or Supplies Supervisor 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.

Why Join EEAST?

This role offers more than just driving and warehouse work. It is an opportunity to gain practical experience within one of the largest healthcare organisations in the country.

You Will

• Gain valuable NHS experience.
• Learn how a complex healthcare supply chain operates.
• Develop skills in logistics, inventory management and customer service.
• Work with a supportive and experienced team.
• Make a direct contribution to patient care by supporting frontline ambulance services.
• Build experience that can support future applications for permanent NHS roles in logistics, procurement, supply chain, fleet, warehousing or administration.

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]