Job summary
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, conscientious, self-motivated Inventory Officer to work as part of our Inventory Management Team within our Theatre stores at Northumbria Speciality Emergency Care Hospital.
The post operates within a shift pattern, working between the hours of 8am - 6pm, and the post holder will be expected to work across all Theatre stores sites, as and when required.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a 'top up service' on which full training will be given. This will include ensuring the replenishment of stock items are ordered by maintaining correct stock levels to meet demand, stock level monitoring and taking receipt of deliveries and expediting any outstanding deliveries.
You should have experience of stock replenishment and/or working in a stores environment.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Inventory Officer has overall responsible for the provision of inventory services (exc pharmacy) across Northumbria Healthcare Trust (NHCT). The Inventory Officer will ensure the reordering and replenishing of stock, taking receipt of deliveries, stock level monitoring, maintaining minimal stock levels, stock rotation and the tracking of stock across multiple sites. This post includes a large proportion of data entry ensuring accurate records of stock and regular stock takes to verify quantities on the held in the central store.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Inventory Officer has overall responsible for the provision of inventory services (exc pharmacy) across Northumbria Healthcare Trust (NHCT). The Inventory Officer will ensure the reordering and replenishing of stock, taking receipt of deliveries, stock level monitoring, maintaining minimal stock levels, stock rotation and the tracking of stock across multiple sites. This post includes a large proportion of data entry ensuring accurate records of stock and regular stock takes to verify quantities on the held in the central store.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Knowledge of professional purchasing principles acquired through vocational level 3 qualification or Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Foundation, or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Knowledge of contract law acquired through short courses and experience.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Knowledge of professional purchasing principles acquired through vocational level 3 qualification or Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Foundation, or equivalent experience.
Desirable
- Knowledge of contract law acquired through short courses and experience.
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).
