Company Description
NHS South of England Procurement Services (SOEPS) is hosted by Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. We provide end-to-end procurement and supply chain services for Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust as well as other NHS Clients including Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB). The position is currently based in our procurement office in Portsmouth.
Job Description
This vacancy is open to employees of Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust only.
Band 2: £13,048
Part time hours:20 Hours Per week
Base: Queen Alexandra Hospital
We have an exciting opportunity available for a part-time Supply Chain Assistant working 20 hours per week, to join NHS South of England Procurement Services Theatres at the Queen Alexandra Hospital and its forward thinking Supply Chain Team.
The Supply Chain Assistant is a key role and requires a professional, hard-working and motivated individual who is expected to have an understanding of end to end supply chain operations and the use of hand held bar code readers would be useful however not essential. Full training will be provided and you should have experience of working in a customer services environment.
To succeed in this post you must have excellent communication, interpersonal skills and time management skills, attention to detail and a working knowledge of computers for emails, stock maintenance systems and other requirements.
Applicants must be able to lift, carry, handle and transport goods across sites, be trustworthy and reliable and able to handle confidential items. Applicants will be required to undertake any further training required for the role.
This is an extremely busy and interesting department to work in and we are one of the most advanced supply chain departments within the NHS. You will meet a different challenge every day and the successful candidates will be an integral part of the team providing our customers a first class service for the administration of their assets and overall application of its lifecycle. a track record of coordinating and organising stock.
For additional information, please see attached Job description Abigail Gubbey on Abigail.gubbey3@nhs.net
Qualifications
Essential
* Education to GCSE or equivalent, including Mathematics and English
Desirable
* Working towards an NVQ qualification
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working in a service industry
Desirable
* Warehouse or general retail experience
* Training in moving and handling goods.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
* Ability to use a personal computer with knowledge of word processing, and Windows applications.
* Working knowledge of clerical and financial procedures.
* Ability to communicate in written and oral English.
* Ability to understand and work with financial, administrative and personnel processes and practices.
* Well developed influencing skills across hierarchies and disciplines
* Ability to act and ensure delivery
* Responsive and flexible attitude and approach.
Additional Information
The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran's status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran's status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.