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Job overview
The role of the Stock Co-ordinator is to support Community Nursing teams in the Community Care Division across Liverpool, Sefton and Knowsley by coordinating the ordering, monitoring and management of wound care dressings and products, PPE, and equipment for the services. Maintaining accurate stock level databases and providing weekly reports to the Operational Manager. Identifying any financial and practical efficiencies. The post holder will also be responsible for the coordination of annual checks of all equipment in line with Trust policies by liaising with appropriate teams inside and outside of the Organisation ensuring all equipment remains fit for purpose. The ability to travel between different community sites across Liverpool, Sefton and Knowsley is essential.
Main duties of the job
* Performing stock checks across multiple sites and maintaining accurate stock level databases.
* Re-ordering stock for multiple sites ensuring stock is replenished and rotated.
* Complete quality checks on equipment across multiple sites to ensure that it is fit for purpose.
* Maintain an orderly storage area across multiple sites.
* Complete PAT (Portable Appliance Testing) across multiple sites once full training has been received.
Working for our organisation
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job Purpose: To coordinate the management of wound care dressings and products, PPE, and equipment for the service. Key responsibilities include performing stock checks and reordering stock that is either out of date or needs replenishing. Maintaining accurate stock level databases and providing weekly reports to the Operational Manager. To be responsible for the coordination of annual checks to all equipment in line with Trust policies by liaising with appropriate teams inside and outside of the Organisation ensuring all equipment remains fit for purpose.
Person specification
Qualifications
* GCSE Grade A-C in English or equivalent
* Full clean driving license
* Typing/WP/RSA II/NVQ level 3 or equivalent or demonstrable experience
Knowledge/ Experience
* Experience of working with a level of autonomy and minimum supervision, but working within broad guidelines, as well as being able to take instructions from others.
* Experience of Microsoft office e.g., outlook, power point and excel.
* Knowledge of NHS ordering systems- SBS, NHS supplies.
* Knowledge of stock control systems.
* Experience of working within a medical environment.
Skills
* Excellent communications skills both written and verbal.
* Good organisational/ time management skills.
* Ability to problem solve.
* Ability to identify risk and minimise risk effectively.
* Ability to reflect on experience and identify any lessons learnt.
* Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Health Care setting.
* Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative.
* Ability to prioritise own workload and work to defined timescales.
* Able to maintain patient and staff confidentiality at all times and adhere to relevant Trust policies.
Other
* Willingness and ability to travel in the course of performing duties.
* Flexible approach to working.
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