Ward Inventory Controller (Supplies)
Job overview
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that clinical areas have a continuous supply of medical and surgical consumables in line with the Trust’s materials management systems. This will include visiting the clinical areas to an agreed schedule, undertaking inventory using Trust's Inventory Management System and put away stock on shelves in clinical areas when deliveries arrive.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that clinical areas have a continuous supply of medical and surgical consumables in line with the Trust’s materials management systems. This will include visiting the clinical areas to an agreed schedule, undertaking inventory using Trust's Inventory Management System and put away stock on shelves in clinical areas when deliveries arrive.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that clinical areas have a continuous supply of medical and surgical consumables in line with the Trust’s materials management systems. This will include visiting the clinical areas to an agreed schedule, undertaking inventory using Trust's Inventory Management System and put away stock on shelves in clinical areas when deliveries arrive.The post holder will assist with the day-to-day administration of the Supplies Department and provide purchasing support as directed by the Deputy Logistics Manager.
The post holder will have a nominated base but can be required to work on any PPS site, depending on the needs of the service.All activities listed in job description are undertaken on a daily basis, unless stated otherwise
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- GCSE-grades A to C
- A-levels
Experience
Essential criteria- Work Experience
- NHS experience
Skills
Essential criteria- Good computer skills