The role of the Stock Co-ordinator is to support Community Nursing teams in the Community Care Division across Liverpool, Sefton and Knowsley by coordinating the ordering, monitoring and management of wound care dressings and products, PPE, and equipment for the services.
Maintaining accurate stock level databases and providing weekly
reports to the Operational Manager.
Identifying any financial and practical efficiencies
The post holder will also be responsible for the coordination of annual checks of all equipment in line with Trust policies by liaising with appropriate teams inside and outside of the Organisation ensuring all equipment remains fit for purpose.
The ability to travel between different community sites across Liverpool, Sefton and Knowsley is essential
PLEASE NOTE: THIS APPLICATION PROCESS MAY CLOSE EARLY IF MAXIMUM NUMBER OF APPLICANTS IS RECEIVED BEFORE CLOSING DATE
• Performing stock checks across multiple sites and maintaining accurate stock level databases
• Re-ordering stock for multiple sites ensuring stock is replenished and rotated
• Complete quality checks on equipment across multiple sites to ensure that it is fit for purpose
• Maintain an orderly storage area across multiple sites
• Complete PAT (Portable Appliance Testing ) across multiple sites once full training has been received
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Advert will close when sufficient number of applicants has been reached
Job Purpose:
To coordinate the management of wound care dressings and products, PPE, and equipment for the service. Key responsibilities include performing stock checks and reordering stock that is either out of date or needs replenishing. Maintaining accurate stock level databases and providing weekly reports to the Operational Manager. To be responsible for the coordination of annual checks to all equipment in line with Trust policies by liaising with appropriate teams inside and outside of the Organisation ensuring all equipment remains fit for purpose.
Principal Responsibilities:
1. To deliver and maintain a high standard of work to support the effective operational delivery ofthe service.
2. Work in a flexible way to meet the needs of the service.
3. Assume accountability and responsibility for own decisions.
4. To work unsupervised by managing own workload.
5. To prioritise own workload and work to defined timescales
Wound Care Stock Management
1. To carry out a weekly stock check at all bases.
2. Checking expiry dates on all wound care products and disposing of all out-of-date items in line with Mersey Care Wound Care Policy.
3. To inform Operational Manager of any discrepancies during the stock check.
4. Replenish medication stock weekly as per pre agreed minimum and maximum stock levels and inform Operational Manager of all orders placed.
5. To check and log all new stock orders that arrive, ensuring they are stored away appropriately in each base.
6. To immediately act upon wound care product alerts and cross reference batch numbers against existing stock.
7. To support clinical staff with Wound Care audits and spot checks.
8. To carry out weekly stock check at all bases of regular stock.
9. To check and log all new stock orders that arrive, ensuring they are stored away appropriately in each base.
10. To maintain stock databases and keep them up to date and relevant to support other staff to undertake role if required.
Safety
1. To be responsible for coordination and checking that all relevant equipment has received itsannual checks in line with the Trust policies.
2. To keep records of all checks completed and inform operational manager of any issues.
3. To be the point of contact for the clinical team for all wound care products that need replacing or condemning.
Financial
1. To meet regularly with the Tissue Viability Nurse and operational manager to discuss budget for stock.
2. To liaise with the Tissue Viability Nurse, operational manager, and procurement team if any issues with ordering of stock i.e., specific stock not available and alternative is not as cost efficient.
3. To look for alternative stock/equipment for products that are more cost efficient.
Learning & Development
1. To provide evidence to support development around the Trust appraisal system which may include competency profiles.
2. Participate in regular supervision, engage in reflective practice, and be committed to continued development.
3. Develop own skills and knowledge and contribute to the development of others.
Clinical Governance, Research & Audit
1. To maintain a database of stock and equipment, recording all stock and restock levels.
2. To participate in Wound Care Product audits and equipment in order to evidence quality and cost effectiveness.
Communication
1. To be the first point of contact with regards to wound care products enquiries.
2. To develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Health Care setting.
3. Liaise with agencies outside of the Trust when placing stock orders.
4. To keep an up to date and relevant document folder to support others to undertake the role if necessary.
Generic Responsibilities for all staff:
All post holders will agree to:
• Commit to the vision of supporting Mersey Care in becoming a leading organisation in the provision of community services, mental health care, addiction services and learning disability care, and in doing so fully utilise their skills and experience to support the objectives of the Trust.
• Role model the values of the Trust – Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Respectfulness, Enthusiasm and Support– in all activities and interactions with employees, service users and other stakeholders.
• Challenge the stigma associated with mental health and learning difficulties.
• Comply with the Duty of Candour, defined by Francis as: 'The volunteering of all relevant information to persons who have or may have been harmed by the provision of services, whether or not the information has been requested and whether or not a complaint or a report about that provision has been made.’
• Work across professional and organisational boundaries to improve services for all.
• Maintain their specific knowledge base and develop new skills.
• Value the contribution of the patient/ service user voice.
• Operate within any Organisational codes of practice or those from a relevant professional body.
• Respect equality and diversity across all areas of working practice and communications with staff, service users and other stakeholders.
• Take responsibility for the accurate and timely collection and recording of data and ensuring all personally identifiable information is protected and used only for the purposes for which it was intended.
• Comply with all health and safety legislation and local policies and procedures.
• Adhere to all Organisational policies.
• Have knowledge and understanding of technology in the workplace which is sufficient to maintain their efficiency and also how technology can empower service users in a digital environment.
• Comply with the NHS Constitution in relation to the staff responsibilities that it sets out for NHS employees.
• Attend a one day Just and Learning & Civility and Respect training workshop.
• Be an ambassador for Just & Learning and Civility & Respect following the training.
• Positively advocate the just and learning culture within your team.
• Be a confident supporter and implementer of the Trust CARES Values including Civility & Respect within your team.
• Support their team/ services to create a positive environment for Just and Learning Culture.
• Participate in Just and Learning Culture events.
• Bring Just and Learning Culture updates/ information to the attention of team members and other MCT colleagues they work with.
• Support and encourage the sharing of concerns about the safety and quality of care with senior leaders with the aim of improving safety and quality.
• Actively participate in creating an open culture within your team so that concerns and difficulties can be discussed safely and respectfully.
• Speaking up in the event that they are exposed to incivility between colleagues in the workplace #iwillspeakup.
• Listening and understanding others who have concerns and taking a collaborative approach to work towards a solution to improve civility and respect.
This job description is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activity and will be reviewed in light of the changing needs of the Trust in consultation with the postholder
This advert closes on Tuesday 18 Feb 2025