Supply Chain Assistant

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in Hull is seeking a Supply Chain Assistant to ensure the efficient management of stock and equipment. The successful candidate will work proactively to provide support across the Trust, maintaining high standards of cleanliness and safety. Applicants should have experience with inventory systems and a full UK C1 driving license. This role is crucial for facilitating excellent patient care across various Trust sites.

Qualifications

• Able to work alone and on own initiative, making decisions as necessary.
• Respects and safeguards confidential information.
• Qualified to operate pallet trucks/delivery trucks.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to cleanliness, security, and safety of equipment and stock.
• Ensure efficient customer service to support excellent patient care.
• Receive and stock products delivered to site.

Skills

Problem solving ability

Strong team player

NHS experience

Ability to travel across Trust sites

Flexible approach

Education

Full UK C1 driving license

Tools

Inventory management systems

Job description

Supply Chain Assistant

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

The closing date is 13 October 2025

The three Partner Trusts have set an objective of creating a single procurement function which will help support the sustainable provision of clinical and non-clinical services.

A newly formed Humber & North Yorkshire Procurement Collaborative, hosted by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, will provide procurement and supply chain services to its Partner Trusts, and may extend over time to service other bodies within the Integrated Care System.

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Main duties of the job

Working as a Supply Chain Assistant within Hull University Teaching Hospitals you will contribute to the cleanliness, security and safety of equipment and stock throughout the Trust.

You will work within clearly defined procedures using your own initiative on routine matters and refer to the Supply Chain Operative when necessary.

Responsible for taking delivery of products delivered to site, receipting all goods delivered onto the e-Procurement system, stocking clinical and non-clinical areas with products delivered, maintaining stock rotation to minimise wastage and scanning to reorder stock against agreed stock levels.

You will work to ensure an efficient and effective customer focused service is provided for all staff across the site ensuring they can deliver excellent patient care.

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

• Able to work alone and on own initiative, making decisions as necessary.
• Respects and safeguards confidential information.
• Problem solving ability
• Ability to travel across the various Trust sites and provide support as required to maintain business continuity.
• Flexible approach, able to cope with change and uncertainty.
• Strong team player, highly enthusiastic and motivated.
• NHS experience.
• Experience of using inventory management systems.
• Qualified to operate pallet trucks/ delivery trucks.
• Full UK C1 driving license

Meets Desirable criteria

• Able to work alone and on own initiative, making decisions as necessary.
• Full UK C1 driving lisence

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.

Employer name

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust