Operational Procurement Materials Management Officer

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) & The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT) Integrated Supplies & Procurement Department (ISPD) as an Operational Procurement Materials Management Officer.

You will work as part of a Team to provide an efficient and reliable Materials Management Service throughout the Trust by managing ward/department stock profiles and replenishing products to agreed stock levels. To provide an inventory management service to individual Theatres and Anaesthetic Rooms to ensure that stock levels are maintained to meet clinical requirements in accordance with agreed procedures.

You will also be responsible for requisitioning and ordering clinical products for use within Operating Theatres and Wards using current P2P systems.

You will produce and analyse trend reports in order to recommend and persuade user departments to follow lean stock holding principles.

This is a fixed term contract to cover maternity leave.

In addition to the job overview, you will participate in regular stocktaking duties and work to duties detailed within the job description attached.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we’re highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations, and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work, and research.

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours, and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.

For more information on working for the Trust, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

For more details on the post, please contact Jane Kimberley (see contact details).