Supply Chain Coordinator - Great Western Hospital

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a Supply Chain Coordinator to join the GWH Supply Chain team. This role would be based at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon.

The role is a full time 37.5 hours / week Mon - Fri 08:00 - 16:00.

This is a customer focused role providing a service to maintain a continuous supply of goods to the forefront to deliver patient and clinical care. The role is varied and very physical in nature due to the activities that will be undertaken such as picking, packing, sorting, and the distribution of goods. With the use of leading-edge technology, you will be able to influence how goods are moved, managed, stored, purchased & replenished within your remit.

Main duties of the job

As a Supply Chain Coordinator, you will be responsible for ensuring that clinical services within the hospital have a continuous supply of goods in line with the Trust's Inventory Management system. The role requires scheduled visits to the departments, undertaking stock inventory using Electronic Data Capture and other Materials Control systems. This will include investigating discrepancies, problem solving, contacting suppliers, and conveying information to stakeholders in a timely manner.

The ideal candidate will have a full understanding of best customer service practices and possess the ability to work on their own initiative developing customer relationships and new effective order processes. Excellent communications skills are paramount and the ability to work unsupervised as well as part of a team. A good standard of general education and numerical competency is a must. Computer literacy is essential.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk