Supply Chain Site Lead
Job overview
A newly formed Humber & North Yorkshire Procurement Collaborative, hosted by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, will provide procurement and supply chain services to its Partner Trusts, and may extend over time to service other bodies within the Integrated Care System.The three Partner Trusts have set an objective of creating a single
procurement function which will help support the sustainable provision
of clinical and non-clinical services.
You will work at a particular Trust site but may be required to support the
wider objectives by covering at any of the Partner Trust sites and will be
accountable to the Trust Supply Chain Manager to ensure an efficient
service is provided in line with the wider collaborative work plan.
You will provide a customer centred service which meets the needs of
our customer and ultimately the patients in our care, ensuring stock is
available when required.
Main duties of the job
You will work as the Supply Chain Site Lead at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby. You will be responsible for coordinating and managing the on-site Materials Management and Receipt and Distribution teams, ensuring smooth handling of all goods delivered to site, and day to day ordering and replenishment of stock in our clinical areas.
You will work to ensure an efficient and effective customer focused service is provided for all staff across the site ensuring they can deliver excellent patient care.
You will investigate and resolve a range of problems relating to stockordering and stock availability, chasing outstanding orders as required
and determining your own work within established parameters, referring to your manager when necessary.
You will lead, supervise and train a team of staff on-site to ensure a consistent service is deliver to stakeholders across the site.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of three Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG), Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Trust (Y&STH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our seven main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG - Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH and York District Hospital and Scarborough General Hospital for Y&STH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.
Please note that, in line with UKVI regulations, this vacancy does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route. As a result, we are unable to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position.
We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
Person specification
Application
Essential criteria- Professional knowledge from vocational qualification level 3 or equivalent.
- Experience in the management of staff
- Experience of working in a stock management position whether that is receipt & distribution (warehouse) or stock management (materials management)
- Knowledge of risk assessments in busy working environments.
- Professional qualification or equivalent experience
- Experience of using inventory management systems
- NHS experience
Skills/Knowledge
Essential criteria- Additional knowledge acquired through training and experience to diploma or equivalent level.
- Able to work alone and on own initiative, making decisions as necessary. Able to organise and prioritise heavy workloads for self and for team. Able to pro-actively manage teams. Able to manage change.
- Flexible approach, able to cope with change and uncertainty & Strong team player, highly enthusiastic and motivated.
- Ability to travel across the various Trust sites and provide support as required to maintain business continuity
- Excellent communicator, able to persuade and negotiate. Excellent problem solving ability
- IT literate and evidence of modern working practices & Respects and safeguards confidential information.
- Qualified to operate pallet trucks/ delivery trucks