Job summary
Responsible to provide a comprehensive delivery, stock ordering and stock control for the Emergency Unit and Combined Assessment Units. The recording, safekeeping and returning of any lost property that may be handed in.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
- To control and maintain stock levels and control (including stock rotation) including adhering to financial expenditure and standards within the Emergency and Acute Medicine Stores, ordering and issuing consumables where required.
- Check all goods are in good order and in date, if items are not theninvestigate why and resolve issue.
- To be able after training to use IT based systems and equipment todeliver and issue stock.
- To be responsible for the weekly ordering of directorate consumables via the Oracle ordering system.
- To be responsible for receiving/checking and receipting of goodsdelivered to the Emergency and Acute Medicine Stores.
- Assist in maintaining a central store for the Emergency and AcuteMedicine Directorate.
- Excellent communication with staff/suppliers/patients where negotiating skills are required to help a smooth running of the stores.
- To undertake the monitoring of all equipment on the asset register.
- To liaise with outside companies and UHB MST to arrange the repair of all equipment for Unscheduled Care.
- To monitor maintenance contracts for all machinery.
- Keep accurate record and log all lost property for department, liaising with cashiers and relatives as necessary. This will involve contacting relatives of deceased patients.
- Required to comment on any changes to procedures regarding lostproperty and/or procurement for own area.
- To plan deliveries when away on annual leave, to organise correct safe keep.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is "Caring for People, Keeping People Well",and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population's health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To control and maintain stock levels and control (including stock rotation) including adhering to financial expenditure and standards within the Emergency and Acute Medicine Stores, ordering and issuing consumables where required.
- Check all goods are in good order and in date, if items are not theninvestigate why and resolve issue.
- To be able after training to use IT based systems and equipment todeliver and issue stock.
- To be responsible for the weekly ordering of directorate consumables via the Oracle ordering system.
- To be responsible for receiving/checking and receipting of goodsdelivered to the Emergency and Acute Medicine Stores.
- Assist in maintaining a central store for the Emergency and AcuteMedicine Directorate.
- Excellent communication with staff/suppliers/patients where negotiating skills are required to help a smooth running of the stores.
- To undertake the monitoring of all equipment on the asset register.
- To liaise with outside companies and UHB MST to arrange the repair of all equipment for Unscheduled Care.
- To monitor maintenance contracts for all machinery.
- Keep accurate record and log all lost property for department, liaising with cashiers and relatives as necessary. This will involve contacting relatives of deceased patients.
- Required to comment on any changes to procedures regarding lostproperty and/or procurement for own area.
- To plan deliveries when away on annual leave, to organise correct safe keep.
- To plan, along with the relevant Manager, any cost saving initiatives.
- To research and purchase the highest standard of product at the most effective cost price.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To control and maintain stock levels and control (including stock rotation) including adhering to financial expenditure and standards within the Emergency and Acute Medicine Stores, ordering and issuing consumables where required.
- Check all goods are in good order and in date, if items are not theninvestigate why and resolve issue.
- To be able after training to use IT based systems and equipment todeliver and issue stock.
- To be responsible for the weekly ordering of directorate consumables via the Oracle ordering system.
- To be responsible for receiving/checking and receipting of goodsdelivered to the Emergency and Acute Medicine Stores.
- Assist in maintaining a central store for the Emergency and AcuteMedicine Directorate.
- Excellent communication with staff/suppliers/patients where negotiating skills are required to help a smooth running of the stores.
- To undertake the monitoring of all equipment on the asset register.
- To liaise with outside companies and UHB MST to arrange the repair of all equipment for Unscheduled Care.
- To monitor maintenance contracts for all machinery.
- Keep accurate record and log all lost property for department, liaising with cashiers and relatives as necessary. This will involve contacting relatives of deceased patients.
- Required to comment on any changes to procedures regarding lostproperty and/or procurement for own area.
- To plan deliveries when away on annual leave, to organise correct safe keep.
- To plan, along with the relevant Manager, any cost saving initiatives.
- To research and purchase the highest standard of product at the most effective cost price.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of education - formal qualifications such as GCSE's
- NVQ customer care level 3 or equivalent experience
- Numerate and Literate
Desirable
- Knowledge of Health and Safety
- Knowledge of Moving and Handling
Experience
Essential
- Ability to communicate both verbally and by reading and writing
- Previous experience as team member
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Use of computer systems
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in NHS .
- Customer Service experience
- Previous experience in ordering supplies and maintaining stock
Skills
Essential
- Able to satisfy the physical demands of the job
- Able to understand and comply with the requirements of the UHB's policies
- Good communication skills
- Polite and professional telephone manner
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Ability to develop good and effective employee relationships
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
- A high regard for confidentiality
Desirable
personal qualities
Essential
- Mature and professional
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to use own initiative and prioritise workload
- Work as a team member
- Good time keeping
- Methodical approach to work
- Understand and demonstrates the importance of effective communication
- Use tact or persuasion to process job in hand
other
Essential
- To attend and fully participate in training to be provided by the UHB
- Ability to travel between various sites, in a timely manner, to meet the needs of the service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of education - formal qualifications such as GCSE's
- NVQ customer care level 3 or equivalent experience
- Numerate and Literate
Desirable
- Knowledge of Health and Safety
- Knowledge of Moving and Handling
Experience
Essential
- Ability to communicate both verbally and by reading and writing
- Previous experience as team member
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Use of computer systems
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in NHS .
- Customer Service experience
- Previous experience in ordering supplies and maintaining stock
Skills
Essential
- Able to satisfy the physical demands of the job
- Able to understand and comply with the requirements of the UHB's policies
- Good communication skills
- Polite and professional telephone manner
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Ability to develop good and effective employee relationships
- Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
- A high regard for confidentiality
Desirable
personal qualities
Essential
- Mature and professional
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to use own initiative and prioritise workload
- Work as a team member
- Good time keeping
- Methodical approach to work
- Understand and demonstrates the importance of effective communication
- Use tact or persuasion to process job in hand
other
Essential
- To attend and fully participate in training to be provided by the UHB
- Ability to travel between various sites, in a timely manner, to meet the needs of the service
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).
