Job summary Working Full time - 37.5 hours per week An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Supplies Team. You will report to the Assistant Supply Chain Manager and form part of a team which is responsible for delivering a professional top-up and receipt and distribution service. The role will assist the Assistant Supply Chain Manager in the responsibility for providing the day-to-day operational services of the Supplies Section, which includes, the Goods Distribution Centre, Domestics Stores, Pathology Stores and an efficient Materials Management customer orientated stock replenishment service to Wards and Departments. We are looking for someone who can work in a fast-paced environment and is keen to learn and develop. This is an apprenticeship role - and you will be completing a supervisory management apprenticeship (level 3) - if you already hold this apprenticeship, apprenticeship wage will not be applicable to your application. Otherwise wage is 80% of the Band 4 pay until completion of the apprenticeship. Main duties of the job To assist in the management on a day-to-day basis all aspects of the service provided by the Supplies Section/ Goods Distribution Centre. To provide a full top up service to Wards and Departments using handheld computers and manual requisitions, making flexible adjustments depending on needs of the Trust To use the Trust Purchase and Supply System for all Supplies requirements, such as booking in deliveries, and using stock management system To provide Customers with advice and guidance surrounding the services and procedures provided by Supplies To provide purchasing and supplies advice for items ordered via Supplies and guidance to customers as required. To assist in the management and purchasing of stock including stocktakes on behalf of wards/clinics, Resus top up, Picc line service, Pathology stores and GP services, ordering stock with annual value in excess of £800,000 To seek alternatives for discontinued / restricted lines in conjunction with Commodity Advisor / Assistant Supply Chain Manager/ Purchase and Supply Manager to ensure product continuity Be part of a busy Team, we are looking for someone hard working, who is proactive and keen to learn. The structure of the team offering opportunities to develop where appropriate. About us The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations: The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population. The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000. The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances. Date posted 07 January 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 4 Salary £26,530 to £29,114 a year pa Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 210-2024-1071 Job locations Countess of Chester Hospital Liverpool Road Chester CH2 1UL Job description Job responsibilities See Job Description for further details. Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50(standard) or £55.50(enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies. New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application. Job description Job responsibilities See Job Description for further details. Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50(standard) or £55.50(enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies. New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Good luck with your application. Person Specification Qualifications Essential To have supervisory skills, evidence provided in the form of a qualification, for example - ILM or NVQ level 3 or equivalent skills/experience Experience of operating within a Supply Chain / Procurement environment Desirable Previous knowledge of medical products and suppliers Experience Essential Evidence of experience of stakeholder management / engagement Evidence of experience in compliance / following internal processes Experience in the use of Microsoft Office applications - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook Person Specification Qualifications Essential To have supervisory skills, evidence provided in the form of a qualification, for example - ILM or NVQ level 3 or equivalent skills/experience Experience of operating within a Supply Chain / Procurement environment Desirable Previous knowledge of medical products and suppliers Experience Essential Evidence of experience of stakeholder management / engagement Evidence of experience in compliance / following internal processes Experience in the use of Microsoft Office applications - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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. Certificate of Sponsorship 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). Employer details Employer name Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Address Countess of Chester Hospital Liverpool Road Chester CH2 1UL Employer's website https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)