Job summary
- Main area
- SYBP - Stores
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend Working on Rota)
- Job ref
- 190-7695-DIR-A
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northern General Hospital
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 12/07/2024
Employer heading
Stores Team Leader
NHS AfC: Band 4
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
Are you looking for an exciting new challenge in a place to take your career to the next level? Would you like to join a friendly, progressive, innovative team and play a part in the transformation of pathology services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw? Do you want to work in a fully UKAS-accredited, modern laboratory environment where you can make a difference?
Main duties of the job
The Laboratory Medicine Directorate is divided into several specialist departments including Automated Blood Sciences, Specialist Blood Sciences, Blood Transfusion, Point of Care Testing, Microbiology, Virology and Histology.
The successful candidate will be expected to work weekends, weekdays and bank holidays on a rotational basis to support and lead the 7 day service.
Main duties will Include:
· To oversee the staff and activities within the support services team.
· To organise and prioritise daily tasks for self and other members of their team - stores team
· Redirect and assist with the delivery of specimens to laboratories as appropriate.
· Managing stock and stock rotation using inventory management systems.
· To supervise the preparation of orders for goods and services via Trust and Managed service systems following agreed protocols and order calendars. Submitting orders for Manager approval.
· To update records and databases as appropriate, e.g., media batch. numbers, delivery of goods information etc.
· To prioritise own workload, decision making and problem solving in own area of practice in media, waste disposal and the inventory management system.
· To undertake appropriate administrative duties.
· Candidate may be required to undertake a degree of mobility of managing staff across SYBP.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
STHFT operates with a budget of £1.2 bn, has a workforce of over 18,500 employees, covers five hospital sites, provides care from over forty community settings, and has an excellent reputation for research.
As an organisation we value and respect our staff and the community we serve. We provide excellent staff benefits; this includes commitment to professional development but also many initiatives to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
The South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology Partnership are invested in training, developing, and supporting staff in all aspects including academic courses from certificates of achievement, registration, specialist and higher specialist IBMS portfolios, apprenticeships and leadership and management qualifications.
We pride ourselves in enabling opportunity across all our sites to develop staff and provide a strong and sustained service for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Qualifications:
Essential criteria
- Foundation level degree, level 4 qualification or demonstrable experience.
- GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths at grade C/4 or above or equivalent.
- NVQ 3 in Warehousing and Storage or demonstrable equivalent experience.
- Evidence of short courses / qualifications or equivalent demonstrable experience in supervision of staff/ staff management.
- Microsoft Office Packages – evidence of short courses or relevant experience.
Desirable criteria
- Certificate in Good Distribution Practice (GDP).
- Certificate in medical gas handling (BOC) or equivalent.
Experience:
Essential criteria
- Experience in the use of Inventory management systems.
- Experience in goods receipting and stock management.
- Ability to work with other staff to improve and develop working practices.
- Experience of working in a confidential environment.
- Demonstrable leadership experience.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in the operation of Laboratory autoclaves.
- Experience with NHS/Healthcare order management software.
- Recent & relevant experience working in a multidisciplinary environment.
Skills and Knowledge:
Essential criteria
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office package (Word, Excel, Access etc).
- Effective communication skills, written and oral.
- Able to follow and work to SOP and Policies.
- Strong time management, adaptability to change, and efficient handling of workload priorities.
- Knowledge of office health and safety standards.
- Ability ;to build relationships, work under pressure, and contribute to a high-quality service.
- Commitment to the role.
Values and Behaviour (PROUD):
Essential
- Patients first - Understanding of how laboratory services are part of the patient pathway and impact on patient care.
- Respectful – Developed interpersonal skills and ability to communicate at all levels.
- Ownership – Understand the need to accept responsibility for own actions and ensure accuracy and attention to detail.
- Unity – Ability to work as part of a team.
- Delivery – Ability to work within defined timescales.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Foundation level degree, level 4 qualification or demonstrable experience.
- GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths at grade C/4 or above or equivalent.
- NVQ 3 in Warehousing and Storage or demonstrable equivalent experience.
- Evidence of short courses / qualifications or equivalent demonstrable experience. in supervision of staff / staff management.
- Microsoft Office Packages – evidence of short courses or relevant experience.
Desirable criteria
- Certificate in Good Distribution Practice (GDP).
- Certificate in medical gas handling (BOC) or equivalent.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in the use of Inventory management systems.
- Experience in goods receipting and stock management.
- Ability to work with other staff to improve and develop working practices.
- Experience of working in a confidential environment.
- Demonstrable leadership experience.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in the operation of Laboratory autoclaves.
- Recent & relevant experience working in a multidisciplinary environment.2
- Experience with NHS/Healthcare order management software.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office package (Word, Excel, Access etc).
- Effective communication skills, written and oral.
- Able to follow and work to SOP and Policies.
- Strong time management, adaptability to change, and efficient handling of workload priorities.
- Knowledge of office health and safety standards.
- Ability to build relationships, work under pressure, and contribute to a high-quality service.
- Commitment to the role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hollie Toplis
- Job title
- Operations Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07572176457
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