Supply Chain Manager (Northern Lincolnshire and Goole)

Job summary

The three Partner Trusts have set an objective of creating a singleprocurement function which will help support the sustainable provisionof clinical and non-clinical services.

A newly formed Humber & North Yorkshire Procurement Collaborative, hosted by Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, will provide procurement and supply chain services to its Partner Trusts, and may extend over time to service other bodies within the Integrated Care System.

You will work as a Trust Supply Chain Manager responsible for thereceipt and distribution and materials management service at the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS FT sites which comprise Diana Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital. You may be required to provide support and cover for the other trusts as required.

Main duties of the job

You will, through the agreed policies and procedures, provide technicaland specialist advice for the supplies function across the Trust regardingstock ordering and stock management principles. You will manage staffand contractors to ensure that a consistent and reliable materialsmanagement service is offered across the Trust which includes planningand coordinating workloads.

Working independently within policies and procedures you will undertake a range of supply chain management activity but will have the ability toescalate any concerns where required. You will advise users and budgetholders on supply chain management policies and procedures and willundertake stock management activity for medium/high value goods.You will manage the performance of 17 supply chain management operatives and will actively support them in meeting their own development needs and aspirations.

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.