Materials Management Assistant

Job overview

Main duties of the job

• 70% of the main duties and responsibilities of this role will be the manual and physical activity of ordering, checking and put away stock products, which involves the moving and handling the products out in the wards and departments, and dealing with returns where appropriate. Physical effort also includes standing for long periods of time, walking across the whole Trust site, and working within small storeroom area
• Process stock and non-stock requisitions utilising appropriate NHS Supply Chain IT System / Local Stock Management System
• Undertake replenishment utilising the hand held terminals, identifying existing stock levels and re-ordering accordingly in line with pre-determined maximum stock levels.
• Assist the Materials Management Supervisors to maintain good working relationships with customer service staff at NHS Supply Chain to ensure an excellent service to the Trust is maintained
• Identify any surplus stock that can either be re-assigned to other wards or returned to NHS Supply Chain for credit and action accordingly.
• Assist in the smooth implementation of any product or unit of issue changes that result from Trust product rationalisation / standardisation or from changes to national suppliers either permanent or temporary.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunately not eligible for visa sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting the minimum salary threshold of £41,700 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.