Job Summary
Materials Manager at Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital | Procurement | Permanent | Full time
Competitive salary, depending on experience, 37.5 hours per week.
Main Duties of the Job
As a Materials Manager, your key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
1. Lead, motivate, supervise, and train the team within the Materials departments at Nuffield Health Bournemouth.
2. Ensure effective people management including recruitment, development, deployment, performance review, absence management, disciplinary/grievance procedures, and overall accountability of the team.
3. Ensure departmental meetings take place and ensure all relevant communication is cascaded effectively.
4. Ensure goods and services are purchased to meet hospital requirements, in line with Nuffield Health's policies and procedures.
5. Develop the department with accountability for achieving cost management and the accurate and timely provision of all management information required.
6. Ensure effective business planning and development for the department with input into hospital business planning, improvement and development.
7. Be the face of Supply Chain and make yourself a key point of contact at site.
8. Ensure the achievement of Supply Chain objectives i.e. target inventory levels/stock days/loan kit.
9. Ensure all audits/reviews of the department and its performance are undertaken and recorded. Action taken in a prompt manner to address any issues raised.
10. Implement Nuffield Health policies and procedures within the department and ensure departmental compliance with all relevant standards and procedures.
11. Engage with senior stakeholders at the facilities such as: Head of Departments, Hospital Directors, Finance Business Partners, amongst others.
12. Gain customer trust through relationship development and be a credible change management expert.
13. Consult and meet regularly with departments to discuss any necessary changes due to developments in clinical practice, as well as the wider supply chain.
14. Accountability that best practice in inventory management is followed within the department, undertaking, managing and recording planned stock counts in accordance with Nuffield Health Supply Chain policy.
15. Liaise with Nuffield Health Procurement department to manage the activities of all suppliers in relation to the service provided to the hospital.
16. Identify and address risk management issues in liaison with both the Finance Business Partner and Regional Materials Manager.
17. Implement cost reduction and efficiency improvements.
18. Ensure timely and accurate invoice investigations and resolutions.
19. Actively participate in any business process/project/initiative which may impact upon/be impacted by area of responsibility.
About Us
Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital aims to provide the highest level of private healthcare, offering a wide range of first-class medical and surgical services. Conveniently located close to Bournemouth's town centre on Lansdowne Road, we offer the very latest medical facilities and technology, including state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment.
We have a special focus in the areas of orthopaedics, cosmetic surgery, diagnostic scanning, and men's/women's health.
Qualifications
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
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.
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