Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Supply Chain Assistant

The closing date is 26 May 2025

Job summary

Working as a Supply Chain Assistant (Fixed Term Temporary - April 2026) at Scunthorpe General Hospital you will be responsible for taking delivery of products delivered to site, receipting goods onto the e-procurement system, stocking clinical and non-clinical areas with products and maintaining stock rotation. You will work within clearly defined procedures using your own initiative on routine matters and refer to the site lead when necessary.

Main duties of the job

There are two main aspects to the post. Firstly to provide a range of stores and customer care duties ensuring that goods are receipted into the Trust in accordance with relevant policies and procedures and delivered to user departments in a customer focused manner. The post holder will assist in maintaining the local stores that are located within the Receipt and Distribution Centre including issuing and re-ordering of the product range.

Secondly the post assists the Materials Management team with associated stock control processes ensuring stock is maintained at optimal levels by providing put away services in line with the materials management procedures and schedule. This will involve working with the relevant Materials Management Officers to unpack and put away items ordered by the teams into the correct areas and in a timely manner. Day to day tasks may also involve checking delivery quantities have been correctly received from NHS Supply Chain and confirming delivery of items into the relevant hospital areas as per the required activity schedule.

About us

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 two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - 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 five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

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.

Date posted

09 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,169 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

11 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

208-15A779-25-1

Job locations

Scunthorpe General Hospital

Cliff Gardens

Scunthorpe

DN15 7BH

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Recruitment & Workforce team will use and hold your personal data for the intended purpose and in line with the Recruitment & Workforce Privacy Statement.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children/vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from all staff and volunteers.

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Able to work alone and on own initiative, making decisions as necessary.
Able to communicate in a clear and polite manner.
Problem solving ability.

Desirable

Strong team player, highly enthusiastic and motivated.
Flexible approach, able to cope with change and uncertainty.

Experience

Essential

Ability to follow routine work procedures

Desirable

NHS Experience
Experience of using inventory management systems

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Able to work alone and on own initiative, making decisions as necessary.
Able to communicate in a clear and polite manner.
Problem solving ability.

Desirable

Strong team player, highly enthusiastic and motivated.
Flexible approach, able to cope with change and uncertainty.

Experience

Essential

Ability to follow routine work procedures

Desirable

NHS Experience
Experience of using inventory management systems

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Scunthorpe General Hospital

Cliff Gardens

Scunthorpe

DN15 7BH

Employer's website

https://www.nlg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Scunthorpe General Hospital

Cliff Gardens

Scunthorpe

DN15 7BH

Employer's website

https://www.nlg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)