# Ward Inventory Controller

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** West Suffolk Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Controller
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (5 days a week Monday to Friday - 9am - 5pm)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-18T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-04T12:34:26.954Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Suffolk/Bury_St_Edmunds/West_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Ward_Inventory_Controller/Ward_Inventory_Controller-v8274223
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8274223?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.wsh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the West Suffolk Material management team based in the Procurement department.

The role is Monday to Friday (9am-5pm) and supports all the different areas of the Trust to ensure we have the right consumables in the right place at the right time.

The role will utilise the Trust Inventory Management system to monitor stock levels, raise orders against agreed stock levels and place the deliveries on the shelf in the relevant departments and wards.

### Main duties of the job

- Undertake daily stock checks in various wards and department on a daily basis
- Undertake the delivery and unpacking of daily deliveries, to ensure all wards and department have the consumable stock required.
- Be the first point of contact for all wards and department for urgent or additional consumable requirements.
- Utilise the different e-procurement systems to place requirements and ensure delivery in a timely manner
- Regularly link with budget holders to monitor and reviewing stock products and levels

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification attached for more details on the job role.

## Person Specification

### Personal Qualities

**Essential**

- Professional approach
- Flexible approach to working hours/duties
- Evidence of good attendance and timekeeping
- Dedicated & committed team member.
- Customer focused
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise workload, allocating work as necessary.
- Ability to undertake regular manual handing duties

### Skills & Abilities

**Essential**

- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
- Good organisation skills
- Ability to priorities service requirement and meet deadline
- Evidence of working in a team environment

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of e-procurement systems
- Knowledge of stock management systems

### Experience & Knowledge

**Essential**

- Sound knowledge of stock control procedures
- Experience in customer services
- Experience of negotiation with internal and external stakeholders.
- Proven ability to work without supervision

**Desirable**

- Experience of working for the NHS
- Knowledge of relevant Standing Orders & Standing Financial Instructions in a public sector environment

### Education & Qualification

**Essential**

- GCSE 1-9 or equivalent

**Desirable**

- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 888.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10589886)

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