Supply Chain Co-ordinator Supplies Dept

Job summary

The successful candidate will be required to undertake efficient, accurate and timely Supply Chain duties in a busy, dynamic hospital environment. This will include complementing and interacting with the wider Procurement & Supply Chain teams, Clinical departments and Theatre functions.

Previous experience is desirable and preferably within a hospital environment. Good communication skills and knowledge of IT systems are essential.

Main duties of the job

The position involves using various IT systems utilising both desktop and handheld devices. The post covers a wide range of duties including Goods-In, stock replenishment, cycle counting, internal distribution and supporting the migration to a full Inventory Management system within the organisation. The post holder will work closely with the wider Supply Chain team but will also be required to work independently and unsupervised on occasion.

They will be required to follow safe manual handling practices to ensure deliveries are received, booked in and transported to their end destination safely and efficiently.

Job responsibilities

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.