Job summary
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, self motivated, well organised individual to work as a site Manager within our Inventory Management service.
We provide a Inventory Management Service on each of our 4 main sites within in the Trust and require an Inventory Manager to manager the Inventory Team across :
Wansbeck General Hospital,
Hexham General Hospital.
The post holder will be based at Wansbeck General Hospital and be expected to work across the 2 sites. Reporting into the Head of Operations you will be responsible and accountable for the Inventory Management service at 2 hospital sites to ensure the provision of an effective and efficient Inventory Management service across Wards/Department and Theatres environment within the hospital site.
Main duties of the job
To provide Inventory Management leadership to site-based teams and have accountability for optimizing inventory levels to achieve value for money and service improvement.
You will be responsible for sickness absence management, and compiling of staff rosters, staff appraisals, staff training and leading on any performance and disciplinary issues.
You will be expected to conduct effective staff 121 meetings to inform, engage and motivate IM staff. Establish a clear focus and direction for the team, ensuring all members understand their role within the department, and the Trust.
You will also be key point of contact liaising with clinical staff being visible, accessible, and co-ordinating all aspects of Inventory Management for the hospital site.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust.
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
To be responsible and accountable for the Inventory Management service for an identified hospital(s) site within the Trust, including the requirement to cover other sites as required.
To provide Inventory Management leadership to a site based team and have accountability for optimizing inventory levels to achieve value for money and service improvement.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries. This will include demonstrating behaviours in line with Inventory Management Team Charters.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be responsible and accountable for the Inventory Management service for an identified hospital(s) site within the Trust, including the requirement to cover other sites as required.
To provide Inventory Management leadership to a site based team and have accountability for optimizing inventory levels to achieve value for money and service improvement.
To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team working and collaboration within teams / departments and across organisational boundaries. This will include demonstrating behaviours in line with Inventory Management Team Charters.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to undergraduate degree level or equivalent experience in inventory management & relevant specialist knowledge
- Requirement to demonstrate leadership skills and behaviors gained from Team Leader/Operations Manager apprenticeship or equivalent level 3 qualification in leadership or relevant experience of effective leadership.
Desirable
- Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Level 3 or above qualification
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to undergraduate degree level or equivalent experience in inventory management & relevant specialist knowledge
- Requirement to demonstrate leadership skills and behaviors gained from Team Leader/Operations Manager apprenticeship or equivalent level 3 qualification in leadership or relevant experience of effective leadership.
Desirable
- Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Level 3 or above qualification
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).
