Job summary
The Operational Services Manager (Materials Management) will be expected to support the Interventional Radiology Team in ensuring that systems are in place for the procurement and management of stock and consumables in the department.
Main duties of the job
The post will suit someone who has experience of working in a stock/procurement environment and will support the Interventional Radiology team in ensuring they have the stock and consumables available to allow the delivery of continually high quality patient care. The ongoing implementation and maintenance of a computerised stock control system is a key deliverable for the successful candidate.
You will have excellent communication skills, liaising and negotiating with internal and external stakeholders to support the standardisation and rationalisation of stock within the department. You will also be instrumental in co-ordinating and implementing regular stock checks in line with the Trust's Standing Financial Instructions.
About us
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will work within a dynamic and fast-paced environment alongside Radiologists, Radiographers and Nursing staff, Supplies and Procurement staff and external suppliers to ensure systems are in place for the safe, efficient and cost effective management of stock and consumables within the Interventional Radiology Department.
The Operational Services Manager (Materials Management) will work alongside the Superintendent Radiographer for Interventional Radiology to support the ongoing implementation and maintenance of a computerised stock control system.
They will support the rationalisation and standardisation of products and to ensure that stock levels within the department are appropriately set, captured, managed and adjusted as necessary.
The post holder will be expected to use their own initiative and problem solve.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
1. Experience in a stock management role
2. Engaging with internal and external stakeholders
3. Experience of warehouse and / or materials management IT systems
4. Good influencing and networking skills.
Desirable
5. NHS Experience
Communication
Essential
6. Motivated and flexible approach to working practices.