Job summary
Working Full time : 37.5 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our forward thinking Supplies Services. You will form part of a team which provides an efficient stock replenishment service to the Wards and Departments, and ensures the smooth running of the Supplies Department which includes carrying out a significant amount of manual handling.
Main duties of the job
- To provide a full top up service to Wards and Departments using handheld computers and manual requisitions, making flexible adjustments depending on needs of the Trust
- To be able to plan and deliver own work schedule to an appropriate timescale
- To have the ability to work in all parts of Supplies
- To use the Trust Purchase and Supply System for all Supplies requirements, such as booking in deliveries, and using stock management system
- To deliver goods using safe manual handling processes
- To provide a service for ordering, receiving and put away of items within the Auto Dispensing Cabinets within the Trust
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50(standard) or £55.50(enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50(standard) or £55.50(enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To have NVQ level 3 Customer Service or CIPs foundation level or level 2 or equivalent knowledge and experience of Materials Management (Warehouse Apprenticeship) and/or a Stock Control System
- To be able to carry out a significant amount of manual handling i.e. handling pallets and bulk deliveries
Desirable
- Previous knowledge of medical products and suppliers
- Have an understanding of a stock control system
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Must be able to meet pre-set schedules and deadlines, and deal with queries efficiently whilst working in a methodical manner, paying particular attention to accuracy
- To respond to unexpected changes and adopt a flexible attitude.
Desirable
- Experience in the use of Microsoft Office applications - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Evidence of ongoing development
- Ability to work unsupervised on own initiative, and be an effective team member
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work unsupervised on own initiative, and be an effective team member
- Communication: Develop interpersonal skills to communicate information succinctly in an appropriate manner both verbally and in writing at all levels:
- Initiative & Problem Solving: Forward thinking with an innovative and creative approach to problem solving; Ability of working unsupervised on own initiative
- Teamwork: Extensive experience supporting, and being a team member
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- To have NVQ level 3 Customer Service or CIPs foundation level or level 2 or equivalent knowledge and experience of Materials Management (Warehouse Apprenticeship) and/or a Stock Control System
- To be able to carry out a significant amount of manual handling i.e. handling pallets and bulk deliveries
Desirable
- Previous knowledge of medical products and suppliers
- Have an understanding of a stock control system
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Must be able to meet pre-set schedules and deadlines, and deal with queries efficiently whilst working in a methodical manner, paying particular attention to accuracy
- To respond to unexpected changes and adopt a flexible attitude.
Desirable
- Experience in the use of Microsoft Office applications - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Evidence of ongoing development
- Ability to work unsupervised on own initiative, and be an effective team member
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work unsupervised on own initiative, and be an effective team member
- Communication: Develop interpersonal skills to communicate information succinctly in an appropriate manner both verbally and in writing at all levels:
- Initiative & Problem Solving: Forward thinking with an innovative and creative approach to problem solving; Ability of working unsupervised on own initiative
- Teamwork: Extensive experience supporting, and being a team member
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
