Administrative Assistant à Grande-Bretagne

We have an opportunity for a self-motivated and hard working individual to join our Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust Materials Management Team, providing a service to our departments at Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot, Berkshire.

Based at Heatherwood Hospital, the positions will focus on the requirements of the Wards and Departments consumable goods. Replenishing stocks using and maintaining our Inventory Management system and internal purchasing systems, receiving and locating products internally to the departments.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is proud to deliver exceptional care through a skilled and dedicated workforce. We’re currently looking for a reliable, enthusiastic and proactive individual to join our Materials Management Team at Heatherwood Hospital.

Main duties of the job

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is committed to supporting clinical teams through effective stock and inventory control. If you’re passionate about working behind the scenes to make a real difference to patient care, we’d love to hear from you.

You will need to have good communication skills and be able to provide a track record of working as part of a team and individually. A good understanding of MS Office and IT is required, however training will be given.

A background in inventory management and experience of the National Health would be beneficial along with Materials Management/Stock control/Inventory replenishment.

Please note the working hours for this post will be Monday to Friday 8.00am to 4.00pm, with agreed flexibility.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future.

As a Materials Management Assistant, you’ll play a key part in ensuring our wards and departments are well-stocked with essential consumable supplies.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Replenishing stock in clinical areas using the Trust’s Inventory Management system
• Processing orders via internal purchasing systems
• Receiving, locating and distributing products to departments
• Supporting accurate stock control and audit processes
• Communicating effectively with clinical and non-clinical team

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Please note sponsorship is not provided for this role

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• An understanding of stock control gained either in previous employment or through equivalent qualifications
• Inventory or stock control qualifications
• Good basic education

Desirable criteria

• NVQ3 Supply Chain Management or Equivalent
• MAST and FHFT Healthcare training

Experience/Competencies

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of MS Office suite
• Experience of Supply Chain and min/max planning
• Good Organisational and Interpersonal skills

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of medical/surgical goods and associated terminology.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable IT skills
• Evidence of ability to organise ones own workload

Desirable criteria

• Experience of computerised stock management
• Experience of a time critical environment

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.