Location
Salary
£31,554 - £33,270 inc London HCA
Profession
Operative
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
21 Sep 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
21 Sep 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

7 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Skills

    Knowledge of the Procure to Pay process, including Oracle e-Business systems receipting

  • Skills

    Experienced MS Office system user, including, Word, Excel and Access

  • Skills

    Ability to organise and prioritise own & teams workload and meet strict deadlines.

  • Experience

    Experience of working in a multi disciplinary supply chain environment ~ automated stock management systems, stock control, supplies delivery

  • Experience

    Experience in a customer services background and must be able to meet pre-set schedules and deal with queries efficiently.

  • Qualifications

    3 GCSE’s A-C, including being numerically competent.

  • Qualifications

    NVQ level 3/Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPs) foundation stage or equivalent experience

Desirable

Not listed in the available specification.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 3 Supply chain Inventory Operative within the Procurement service. We are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic and innovative individual with excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships across a multi-professional team and be able to adapt to an evolving service in order to ensure the continuous delivery of high quality patient care.

Please note due to high response rate we sometimes close adverts early and we advise you apply as early as possible.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking to appoint a Supply Chain Inventory Operative within the Procurement Shared service. The appointment to this post will be based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

The role will be responsible for the stock control of multi locations within Queen Elizabeth, varying from Wards to Theatres using a Automated Omnicell Ordering System.

The successful candidate must be able to prioritise competing demands for the service, be able to learn quickly to understand the complexity of the service.

Experience in Supply Chain is required. Omnicell experience is preferred.

If you believe you have the skills and enthusiasm to join and help lead our services, we would love to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A key operational role that will be the face of the service, providing a world class inventory stock management system. This role will be part of a small onsite team restocking and ordering in clinical areas from theaters to wards and clinics in a highly effective supply chain service

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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This advert is for Inventory Operative with Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Operative role. The advertised salary is £31,554 - £33,270 inc London HCA. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 21 Sep 2026.

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