* Lancashire and South Cumbria Provider Collaborative (OneLsc)
The five provider NHS trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria are working together as partners, delivering joint priorities to improve health and healthcare.
Together, we aim to drive up quality by sharing skills and best practice, pooling our resources and standardising the way we work to reduce variation and duplication.
We want to ensure patients have equal access to the same high-quality care wherever they live. We also want our colleagues to have the same high-quality experience wherever they work.
One Lancashire and South Cumbria (One LSC) and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.
Job overview
The Procurement & Supplies Team is embarking on an exciting period of change as we start our journey to become a single procurement department across the Lancashire and South Cumbria Region. The five Trusts are currently served by three Procurement teams who are coming together and forming One LSC Procurement. The team will provide services to:
* Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,
* Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,
* East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust plus Atlas BFW Management Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals).
* University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
* North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
* Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
This vacancy is an onsite position which will provide services to University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, at Furness General Hospital.
The post holder will assist the Materials Management Supply Chain Coordinator to manage the day-to-day logistics service across several dedicated areas within the Trust.
The post will ensure a timely and effective top-up/receipt and distribution service provided by the logistics team, analysing usage trends, developing and implementing efficiencies across the service, and developing relationships with ward managers to discuss and implement service improvement.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the supervision and organisation of a customer-facing Materials Management team, providing a professional supply chain and logistics service.
The main duties of the job include:
1. Lead in the implementation and maintenance of a materials managed service, undertaking the day-to-day ordering activity on behalf of the customer.
2. Replenishing goods at ward and departmental level using bar code systems as appropriate. Receive, check and put away deliveries ordered via the materials management service. Ensuring that items are rotated and do not exceed expiry dates, are stored in the correct location, maintaining a clean and safe working environment.
3. General tidiness of store areas will form part of a supervisor’s review of the team member’s areas.
4. Process and monitor discrepancies ensuring that returns and credits are processed appropriately. Supervisors should provide assistance to team members as required.
5. Carrying out quarterly reviews with appropriate theatre/department leads, using system information to illustrate spending patterns identifying products and stock levels.
6. Assist team members with carrying out quarterly reviews by attending at least two meetings per annum with each team member under supervision.
7. Act as a ‘Super User’ for Materials Management systems and processes.
8. Keep all associated paperwork regularly updated in line with code and location changes.
Working for our organisation
As we move to a single procurement department, we are entering into an exciting period of change as we start our collaborative journey. The five Trusts are currently served by three Procurement teams who are coming together and forming One LSC Procurement. The team will provide services to:
* Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,
* Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,
* East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust plus Atlas BFW Management Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals).
* University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
* North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust.
* Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Educated to GCSE English/Maths or equivalent level/or experience
* Membership of /Currently in the process of/ commitment to achieving full membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply
Experience
* Experience of working within a stock control, purchase, supply/logistics environment in a supervisory role
* Demonstrable success in achieving value for money savings
* Experience of Purchase Order System
* Experience of NHS Supply Chain stock control
Knowledge & Skills
* Excellent communications skills
* Organisation, interpersonal and analytical skills including working in/with multi-disciplinary teams
* Proven numeracy and literacy skills
Personal Attributes
* Promoting a positive working environment
* Ability to communicate at all levels
* Ability to work under pressure
* Team Player
PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.
The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities wherever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be Effortlessly Inclusive.
The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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