Main area Supply Chain Coordinator Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours per week) Job ref 216-LD-A7059060
Employer University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Derriford Hospital Town Plymouth Salary £24,071 - £25,674 £24,071 - £25,674 Per Annum Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 03/04/2025 23:59
Supply Chain Coordinator
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
To provide Supply Chain & Admin support to the Supply Chain Supervisors and Assistant Supply Chain Manager.
To provide an ordering and stowing service for medical and other consumables at various locations internally and externally around Derriford Hospital.
Receipt Trust wide orders through Genesis, Oracle, and Planet.
Provide inventory management service to all Theatre locations.
Support scan4safety point of care product scanning for all clinical areas.
Support operation and replenishment of Daily Ward & PPE Store.
Responsible for managing stock from supplier to delivery to a central point for onward delivery to the point of consumption.
Replenish Genesis related stock for all locations as per set system parameters.
Pick and deliver goods for patient care, as per agreed schedule to meet service line demands.
Support operation of Stationery & Uniform stores.
Support return stock process to avoid waste & promote cost avoidance.
Main duties of the job
Supply Chain Coordinator lies within the Trust Supply Chain process, they will integrate, coordinate, and control the movement of goods, materials, and information from the supplier to the clinical teams within the Estover Distribution centre & Hospital which includes consumable and clinical stock.
The role will cover all areas; Warehouse; Materials Management; Theatres; Goods In; Daily Ward, External Materials Management and Stock Returns.
Working for our organisation
We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· To order and stow stock at ward/department level, using bar code systems where materials management and theatres solutions have been established for agreed stocked product lines.
· Top-up of wards and theatres to be carried out in accordance with pre-determined schedule.
· Timely receipt of orders placed forward top-up on Trust inventory system.
· To replenish, receipt, issue and stow stock using Genesis system.
· Stock to be rotated by expiry date when ‘topping-up’ storage locations, ensuring stock with shortest life is in position to be used first.
· To process requisitions on the computer system in accordance with an agreed input timetable, with delegated responsibility for authorising orders for @ 100 wards and departments with a value of up to £3million per annum.
· To ensure any returns to suppliers are processed efficiently, with the correct paperwork, and a credit is raised by the supplier.
· Coordinate delivery to offsite locations using appropriate drivers.
· To accept & receipt deliveries into the Estover Distribution centre.
· To print off warehouse daily picking lists.
· To print off daily ward picking lists.
· Support Clinical teams to deliver the best patient care.
For further details please see attached JD&PS.
Person specification
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
* Previous demonstrable experience of customer service
* Demonstrable experience of working in a stock control environment
* Full driving licence
* Demonstrable experience of using Microsoft office software such as Excel and Word
Qualifications
* AS and A level or NVQ level 3 in either business administration or related subject or equivalent demonstrable experience
* Demonstrable experience of stores management or CIPS qualifications or courses attended
APTITUDE & ABILITIES
* Good communication skills, written and verbal, with ability to demonstrate fluency, clarity, and effectiveness at all levels
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