Supply Chain Assistant

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); York; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

An established healthcare organization is seeking a motivated Supply Chain Assistant to support efficient procurement services at York District Hospital. In this role, you will ensure the cleanliness and safety of equipment while managing stock levels effectively. Your contributions will be essential in providing excellent patient care across the Trust. This position offers a unique opportunity to work within a collaborative team environment, where your problem-solving skills and ability to work independently will be highly valued. Join a dedicated workforce committed to delivering top-notch healthcare services to the community.

Qualifications

• Able to work alone and make decisions as necessary.
• Respects and safeguards confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for stocking clinical and non-clinical areas with products.
• Taking delivery of products and maintaining stock rotation.

Skills

Problem solving ability

Communication skills

Ability to work independently

Routine work procedures

Tools

Inventory management systems

Job description

Job summary

The three Partner Trusts have set an objective of creating a singleprocurement function which will help support the sustainable provisionof 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.

Working as a Supply Chain Assistant based at York District Hospital you will contribute to the cleanliness, security and safety of equipment and stock throughout the Trust.

Main duties of the job

You will work within clearly defined proceduresusing your own initiative on routine matters and refer to the Supply ChainOperative when necessary.

Responsible for stocking clinical andnon-clinical areas with products delivered, maintaining stock rotation tominimise wastage,

Taking delivery of product delivered to site, receipting allgoods delivered onto the e-Procurement system,and scanning to reorder stock against agreed stock levels.

You will work to ensure an efficient and effective customer focusedservice is provided for all staff across the site ensuring they can deliverexcellent 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 description

Job responsibilities

please note; this vacancy is based at York. 25 hours per week (5 hrs per day Mon to Fri)

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

Job description
Job responsibilities

please note; this vacancy is based at York. 25 hours per week (5 hrs per day Mon to Fri)

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

Person Specification

Meets essential criteria

Essential

• Able to work alone and on own initiative, making decisions as necessary.
• Respects and safeguards confidential information.
• Problem solving ability
• Ability to communicate in a clear and polite manner
• Routine work procedures

Desirable

• NHS experience.
• Experience of using inventory management systems.
• Qualified to operate pallet trucks/ delivery trucks.
• 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.

Meets essential and desirable criteria

Essential

• Routine work procedures which will be provided during induction over a couple of weeks

Desirable

• Experience of using inventory management systems.
• NHS experience.
• Additional knowledge acquired through training and experience

Person Specification
Meets essential criteria

Essential

• Able to work alone and on own initiative, making decisions as necessary.
• Respects and safeguards confidential information.
• Problem solving ability
• Ability to communicate in a clear and polite manner
• Routine work procedures

Desirable

• NHS experience.
• Experience of using inventory management systems.
• Qualified to operate pallet trucks/ delivery trucks.
• 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.

Meets essential and desirable criteria

Essential

• Routine work procedures which will be provided during induction over a couple of weeks

Desirable

• Experience of using inventory management systems.
• NHS experience.
• Additional knowledge acquired through training 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address

York District Hospital

Wigginton Road

York

YO31 8HE

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