Materials Management AssistantNHS

Job summary

*Please Note - applications from candidates who applied in the recent recruitment round will not be reconsidered and therefore need not re apply*

The role of a Materials Management Assistant is to ensure that an effective and efficient procurement service in regard to the ordering and replenishment of agreed consumable stock throughout the organisation(s) is provided to all end-users, making sure that all goods are ordered and received in a timely manner.

Main duties of the job

To provide internal supply chain services (materials management) using electronic receipts system and bar code data capture system;

Unpack and check items against delivery records and take corrective action where necessary (whilst maintaining audit records);

Provide a materials management service to purchase regular stock and non stock items to meet ward/department requirements

Ensuring stock rotation and replenishing products in accordance with agreed procedures;

Ensuring stock levels are maintained and goods are put away in a timely manner on receipt;

To ensure all designated stock is managed and replenished to the agreed level using a hand held bar code scanner, raising stock and non stock requisitions;

Unpack, check and book in deliveries;

Liaise with internal staff and external suppliers on stock management;

Investigate and solve delivery and payment issues;

Produce stock reports/data analysis to advise ward/department managers and finance staff on purchasing patterns/costs;

Process purchase orders and recommend sources of supply/savings to customers.

Respond to FSN (Field Safety Notices) received via logistic leads.

Deputise for the Logistics Supervisor when required.

Job description

Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.

About us

Please note that this is a rotational position. The successful candidate will be required to work agile and flexibly across multiple hospital sites for planned periods and will receive appropriate training and support for the systems, processes and working practices at each location. Health Procurement Liverpool (HPL) is a single shared procurement service for:Alder Hey Children's Hospital;Clatterbridge Cancer Centre;Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital;The Walton Centre. HPL was established in April 2021 and is hosted by The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust. Each of the organisations named above is an equal partner in the service and is responsible for the strategic direction of the function. HPL is fully accountable to all organisations and trust boards. The HPL vision is to develop a world class health procurement alliance, which creates opportunities, delivers excellence, embraces innovation and maximises value to patient care, whilst ensuring financial sustainability. Staff will be required to work agile and flexibly across multiple hospital sites (whereappropriate).