We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, conscientious, self-motivated individual to work in our Inventory management team. We have 2 roles within the team. On will be based in the Supplies Department Stores, at Wansbeck General Hospital, the post holder will be working in our Distribution Centre as well as providing an Inventory management service for a specific number of Wards and Departments, of which full training will be given. The other role is in the Theatre Stores at Wansbeck hospital.
Reporting to the Inventory Team Leader, you will be working in the hospital stores and these duties will include receiving goods from suppliers, checking the quantity and quality of the goods, receipt of orders into the Trust Ordering System and the completion of any necessary documentation.
You will also be working on the wards to ensure adequate stock levels of medical and non-medical products are maintained on wards & departments. This will be achieved by visiting wards and departments to count and re-order a defined range of products using a bar code reader, and also checking and putting away the received goods. You will review stock usage reports and liaise with Ward Managers to keep adequate agreed stock levels.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Please note: Previous applicants need not apply.
You should have experience of receipting and checking parcels, stock replenishment, stock rotation and / or working in a stores environment. You should have good interpersonal skills, be customer facing with a helpful, friendly and flexible attitude. You should be PC literate with experience of entering data into computerised systems. You should be able to use your own initiative, and be able to work alone and well as part of a team. The ability to work to deadlines and communicate with staff at all levels is essential.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Carry out full range of usual stores duties which includes receipt unloading, checking quantity and quality of goods delivered and the completion of necessary documentation.
Ensure that adequate medical and non-medical supplies stock levels are maintained across NHCT. By conducting top-up re-ordering using a bar code reader and liaising with clinical staff to ensure that adequate agreed stock levels are always maintained
A good level of awareness and understanding of Supplies terminology e.g. Transfer Point, delivery schedules. The post holder will be required to carry out input of data using appropriate computerised stock control systems & use a hand-held scanner
Deal confidently and helpfully with all levels of staffing within a hospital environment and with outside suppliers.
This advert closes on Thursday 24 Apr 2025
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