Job summary
- Main area
- Logistics Inventory
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- 36 months (Fixed term for 36 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 405-24-IL358SUP
- Employer
- Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Dorset County Hospital
- Town
- Dorchester
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Inventory Lead
NHS AfC: Band 4
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Job overview
Job Title : Inventory Lead
Band: 4
Fixed Term: 36 months
Hours: 37.5 per week
Are you keen to be part of a team who provide essential supply chain management and replenishment services to wards and departments ensuring that products are available when needed, and looking to make a difference within the NHS? We have a rare and exciting opportunity to join our team here at Dorset County Hospital as Inventory Lead on a 3-year fixed term contract. This is a new role being introduced to coordinate the implementation of an inventory management system.
Main duties of the job
You will:
- Understand the importance of inventory.
- Work with an established Inventory Team to enhance the service offering using modern software to automate processes.
- Be confident engaging with other members of the Trust at all levels.
- Be comfortable learning and using new systems and encouraging their use by others.
- Be self-motivated and manage your time well, prioritising when necessary
- Enjoy learning about the type of products used in a hospital environment
Working for our organisation
You have:
- Excellent analytical skills and have exceptional attention to detail.
- Experience working in an inventory / replenishment environment.
- The ability to communicate clearly.
- An understanding of how product usage can fluctuate depending on the current circumstances.
- The ability to work using your own initiative and are comfortable as a team member.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We can offer you the opportunity to join an experienced and dedicated team who are striving to deliver excellence in a highly rewarding environment. We have set ourselves challenging goals for the year ahead that aim to sustainably improve the service we offer to our customers and patients, through the introduction of an inventory management system. Through a collaborative and an integrated approach, you will have a critical role in shaping the way in which goods are replenished to support patient care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities:
The post holder will be a key contact for inventory management at ward and department level across the Trust. They will coordinate the roll-out of an inventory management system (IMS) and provide ongoing administration of the system.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We would welcome applications from people in groups which are under-represented in our organisation.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- Good general level of education, particularly numeracy and communication to GCSE, NVQ or City & Guilds or equivalent
- Experience working in an inventory / replenishment management environment.
- Must be able to drive using own vehicle, and have current licence and >2 years driving experience since passing the test
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Recent and relevant knowledge and practical experience of inventory management
- Microsoft products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
- Customer relationships and delivery of service improvements
- Experience of managing multiple priorities and meeting deadlines
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a change environment with stakeholders and securing their engagement to deliver change.
- Experience of writing reports and business documents for a wide range of audiences.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Self-motivated, enthusiastic, organised with excellent attention to detail.
- Pro-active and delivers to timescales.
- Able to work in a team with good interpersonal skills including tact and discretion.
- Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues, managers, and customers.
- Ability to work autonomously and prioritise workload.
- Willingness to use technology to improve standards of care and support to our patients.
- A team player able to contribute to wider issues of the NHS.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to participate in discussions which challenge the current ways of working with staff.
- Ability to support staff in adopting new methods of working.
- Ability to convey new requirements or processes, which may contain some information to both technical and non-technical staff.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to analyse, interpret and resolve issues.
- Ability to negotiate with staff and motivate stakeholders to deliver change.
- Positive approach to change
- Advanced keyboard skills including ability to use mapping / modelling tools
- Medium lifting of inventory
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louise Brereton
- Job title
- Head of Procurement & Logistics
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01305 254117
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