Job summary
- Main area
- Operating Department
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- 12 months (12 month fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 203-EL874
- Employer
- South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Theatre Services
- Town
- Warwick
- Salary
- £23,615 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Theatre Storekeeper
Band 2
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Probationary Period
All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.
Agile and Flexible Working
All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.
Staff Benefits
The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.
Car Parking
The Trust have recently completed the construction of a multi-storey car park at our Warwick Hospital site which has allowed us to reduce waiting times for car parking passes.
To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).
Job overview
Theatre Services at South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have an opportunity to recruit 2 x full time Band 2 Stores People on 12 month fixed term contracts.
The post holder will be responsible for the monitoring and replenishment of consumables for Theatre Services.: Main Theatres, Day Surgery Theatres, Stratford Eye Unit and Local Surgery Unit Stratford. The post holder must ensure continuity of supplies to end user departments to avoid interruption to work flow, whilst reducing costs and risks associated with inventory.
Ideally, the successful candidate will have previous experience in a store person role within a clinical environment and knowledge of ordering systems and procedures within the NHS, though this is not essential.
You will be required to work under a supervisor and show the ability to work using your own initiative as well as working effectively within a team. This is a physically demanding role involving collection / off-loading roll cages or pallets, marshalling empty roll cages and re loading onto delivery vehicles resulting in effective delivery and put away of medical and non-medical consumables to all departments outlined above.
Excellent communication skills are essential and the successful candidate will need to demonstrate effective time management to ensure strict deadlines are adhered too.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for the monitoring and replenishment of consumables for Theatre Services: Main theatres, Day Surgery theatres, Stratford Eye Unit and Local Surgery Unit Stratford.
The post holder must ensure continuity of supplies to end user departments to avoid interruption to workflow, whilst reducing costs and risks associated with inventory.
Working for our organisation
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To ensure effective delivery and storage of medical and non-medical consumables to all departments within Theatre services, in line with their requirements.
To Liaise with Theatre Material Management Supervisor and Team Leaders in respect of stock holding to ensure appropriate levels are set and maintained in line with operational guidelines.
Undertake regular stock takes as and when directed by the Management Supervisor or Finance, using computerised ADC methods.
Establish weekly replenishment requirements against agreed stock levels.
To monitor agreed stock levels, investigate any discrepancies or variances and inform supervisors of stock adjustments as required.
Responsible for informing supervisors of ‘stock – out’ situations and take appropriate action as directed.
Responsible for timely internal distribution of goods to all areas of Theatre Services.
To assist in collection / off-loading roll cages or pallets, marshalling empty roll cages and re loading onto delivery vehicles.
Except and receipt stock into area, ensuring appropriate paperwork is completed.
Efficient management of delivery notes so goods can be receipted in timely manner.
Ensure storage areas within departments are maintained to agreed standards, including: Correct clear labelling and adhering to cleaning schedule; Ensure products are stored correctly, appropriate to their nature and use and stock rotation procedures are followed.
Ensure authorisation reports are accurately produced, maintained and filed for reference.
Assist in storeroom re design where appropriate, optimising storage space utilisation, whilst maintaining effective materials management flow.
Develop and maintain a working knowledge of medical and surgical consumables participating in product training sessions as directed by Supervisor.
Respond and resolve product queries, referring to supervisor if required.
Respond to product recalls by identifying any non-conforming goods.
Act as point of contact for clinical staff on product issues.
Communications and Working Relationships
Promote good relationships with multi-disciplinary Team Members, suppliers and contractors.
Promote good relationships with Purchasing materials Management.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- General standard of education
- English and Maths GCSE’s or equivalent or actively studying towards
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within a supply, stores/stock control environment
- Working knowledge of ordering systems and procedures
- Working knowledge of appropriate regulations
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good organisational skills
- Good standard of basic IT / keyboard skills
- Knowledge of MS Excel and word
- Working knowledge of order processing systems
- Understanding of concept of e-commerce
- Able to act as a representative of the department and promote positive image
- Ability to handle customer queries / complaints effectively
- Ability to work unsupervised using own initiative and able to recognise when to refer to senior members of staff
- Team Player
- Ability to work under pressure
- Good telephone manner
- Good standard of verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to apply frequent periods of concentration
- Flexible approach to work / adaptable
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Professional at all times
- Positive, dependable and tolerant outlook
- Good interpersonal skills
- Well organised
- Demonstrate good time management by planning workload
- Able to meet deadlines
- Able to accept and offer constructive criticism
- Demonstrates commitment to achieve individual and team objectives
- Shows initiative and is able to think positively and stimulate a productive team climate
- Enthusiastic / self-motivated
- Organisational and problem solving skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Linda Comyns
- Job title
- Workforce Lead for Theatres
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Ext. 8223
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