Ward Inventory Controller (Supplies)

Whittington Health Nhs Trust; England; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Whittington Health Nhs Trust is recruiting a Supplies Officer to ensure clinical areas have a continuous supply of medical and surgical consumables in line with materials management systems.

You will visit clinical areas on an agreed schedule, undertake inventory using the Trust's Inventory Management System and put away stock on shelves when deliveries arrive; you may assist with day-to-day admin and provide purchasing support as directed by the Deputy Logistics Manager.

Qualifications

• GCSE grades A-C and A-levels are essential.
• Demonstrated work experience in a similar role.
• Good computer skills; NHS experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure clinical areas have a continuous supply of medical and surgical consumables.
• Visit clinical areas on an agreed schedule and perform stock/inventory checks.
• Use the Trust's Inventory Management System to record inventory and put away deliveries.
• Assist with day-to-day administration of the Supplies Department and provide purchasing support as directed by the Deputy Logistics Manager.

Skills

Good computer skills

Education

GCSE grades A-C

A-levels

Job description

Job overview

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that clinical areas have a continuous supply of medical and surgical consumables in line with the Trust’s materials management systems. This will include visiting the clinical areas to an agreed schedule, undertaking inventory using Trust's Inventory Management System and put away stock on shelves in clinical areas when deliveries arrive.

Please see the Job Description and the Person Specification for further details.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that clinical areas have a continuous supply of medical and surgical consumables in line with the Trust’s materials management systems. This will include visiting the clinical areas to an agreed schedule, undertaking inventory using Trust's Inventory Management System and put away stock on shelves in clinical areas when deliveries arrive.

Please see the Job Description and the Person Specification for further details.

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that clinical areas have a continuous supply of medical and surgical consumables in line with the Trust’s materials management systems. This will include visiting the clinical areas to an agreed schedule, undertaking inventory using Trust's Inventory Management System and put away stock on shelves in clinical areas when deliveries arrive. The post holder will assist with the day-to-day administration of the Supplies Department and provide purchasing support as directed by the Deputy Logistics Manager.
The post holder will have a nominated base but can be required to work on any PPS site, depending on the needs of the service.
All activities listed in job description are undertaken on a daily basis, unless stated otherwise.

Please see the Job Description and the Person Specification for further details.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• GCSE-grades A to C
• A-levels

Experience

Essential criteria

• Work Experience

Desirable criteria

• NHS experience

Skills

Essential criteria

• Good computer skills

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.