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Job summary

Main area
Supply Chain
Grade
Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
356-24-6415984
Employer
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
York Hospital
Town
York
Salary
£22,816 - £24,336 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Supply Chain Operative

Band 3

Job overview

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 chain services to its Partner Trusts, and may extend over time to service other bodies within the Integrated Care System.

The job is based at York Hospital. Please do not apply directly to this advert. Application is via Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Please use the following link  Job Advert (jobs.nhs.uk)

Main duties of the job

Working as a Supply Chain Operative at York District Hospital to coordinate the provision of a range of procurement services, contributing 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 site lead when necessary.

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 supervise 1-11 (depending on site) band 2 Supply Chain Assistants to ensure a consistent service is delivered to stake holders across the Trust site. 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

Working for our organisation

HUTH is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of three Trusts - Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH), Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals (Y&S) - our Group 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 seven main hospital sites, are Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH and Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLaG and York Hospital & Scarborough Hospital for Y&S.

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 Group and our community.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

The job is based at York Hospital. Please do not apply directly to this advert. Application is via Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Please use the following link  Job Advert (jobs.nhs.uk)

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working in a stock management position whether that is receipt & distribution (warehouse) or stock management (materials management)
  • Knowledge of risk assessments in busy working environments
Desirable criteria
  • NHS experience
  • Experience of using inventory management systems.

Skills, Knowledge and Ability

Essential criteria
  • Able to work alone and on own initiative, making decisions as necessary
  • Able to organise and prioritise heavy workloads for self and for team
  • Able to manage change
  • Excellent communicator, able to persuade and negotiate
  • Respects and safeguards confidential information
  • IT literate and evidence of modern working practices
Desirable criteria
  • Qualified to operate pallet trucks/ delivery trucks

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Range of work procedures and practices, some of which are nonroutine and require a base level of theoretical knowledge to NVQ3 or equivalent
  • Additional knowledge acquired through training and experience
Desirable criteria
  • Professional qualification or equivalent experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Odile Dale
Job title
Site Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01904 721962
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