Supply Chain Assistant - Royal United Hospital Bath
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Supply Chain Team in Royal United Hospital (Bath), based out of the site at Combe Park, Bath as a Supply Chain Coordinator.
The Royal United Hospital (Bath) is part of the Integrated Care Service initiative between Salisbury, Bath, and Swindon. It is a time of huge opportunities and impactful changes within the NHS modernizing the service by adopting GS1 standards and Scan4Safety methods.
The successful applicant will have a drive to deliver outstanding Supply Chain Service to our clinicians and ensure all processes are followed to ensure patient safety and product availability to end users. This is a customer-focused role providing a service to maintain a continuous supply of goods to deliver patient and clinical care.
The role is varied and very physical in nature due to the activities that will be undertaken such as picking, packing, sorting, and the distribution of goods. The role is a full-time position of 37.5 hours/week, Monday to Friday, from 07:00 to 15:00.
Main Duties of the Job
We are looking for an enthusiastic, organized, and highly motivated individual to join our Supply Chain team at the RUH in Bath. This role aims to enhance the level of service delivered to the Acute trust and drive improvements.
As a Supply Chain Assistant, you will be responsible for ensuring that clinical services within the hospital receive regular deliveries. The primary tasks of the role include:
1. Delivering cages of inventory around the RUH site using a Trust-supplied vehicle. Occasionally, visits to other Trusts may be required.
2. Collecting empty cages from around the site.
3. Delivering parcels around the site and obtaining proof of delivery.
4. Assisting in the Receipts and Distribution department with the booking in and receipting of goods.
5. Assisting Supply Chain Coordinators as required.
If we receive a high level of applications, the vacancy may close early. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible. If you feel you need additional time, please contact recruitment to discuss if we can help.
About Us
The Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust provides acute treatment and care for a catchment population of around 500,000 people in Bath, North East Somerset, and West Wiltshire. We provide 759 beds and a comprehensive range of acute services including medicine and surgery, services for women and children, accident and emergency services, and diagnostic and clinical support services.
The CQC recently rated the care we provide as outstanding. New colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities at our Trust. You will work alongside high-caliber staff, many of whom have a national and international reputation for specialist expertise and world-class care, focusing on providing the best services to our patients. Our values are simple: Everyone Matters, Working Together, Making a Difference, and represent our aspiration for the type of hospitals we want to be.
The ideal candidate will have a full understanding of best customer service practices and possess the ability to work on their own initiative, developing customer relationships and new effective order processes. Excellent communication skills are paramount, along with the ability to work unsupervised as well as part of a team. Previous experience within procurement and the health sector would be a distinctive advantage. In addition to the above duties, the post holder may also be required to undertake Receipts and Distribution duties.
Job Responsibilities
Please see the attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Experience
* Working within a warehouse
* Working in a busy environment
Skills
* Full UK Driving Licence - Manual
* MS Office
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.
£23,615 per annum, Pro Rata if part-time.
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