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- Carry out full range of usual stores duties which includes receipt unloading, checking quantity and quality of goods delivered and the completion of necessary documentation.
- Ensure that adequate medical and non-medical supplies stock levels are maintained across NHCT. By conducting top-up re-ordering using a bar code reader and liaising with clinical staff to ensure that adequate agreed stock levels are always maintained
- A good level of awareness and understanding of Supplies terminology e.g. Transfer Point, delivery schedules. The post holder will be required to carry out input of data using appropriate computerised stock control systems & use a hand-held scanner
- Deal confidently and helpfully with all levels of staffing within a hospital environment and with outside suppliers.
- Carry out full range of usual stores duties which includes receipt unloading, checking quantity and quality of goods delivered and the completion of necessary documentation.
- Ensure that adequate medical and non-medical supplies stock levels are maintained across NHCT. By conducting top-up re-ordering using a bar code reader and liaising with clinical staff to ensure that adequate agreed stock levels are always maintained
- A good level of awareness and understanding of Supplies terminology e.g. Transfer Point, delivery schedules. The post holder will be required to carry out input of data using appropriate computerised stock control systems & use a hand-held scanner
- Deal confidently and helpfully with all levels of staffing within a hospital environment and with outside suppliers.
- Knowledge of professional purchasing principles acquired through vocational level 3 qualification or Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Foundation, or equivalent experience.
- Knowledge of contract law acquired through short courses and experience or equivalent experience
- A good level of awareness and understanding of Supplies terminology e.g. Transfer Point, delivery schedules. The post holder will be required to carry out input of data using appropriate computerised stock control systems & use a hand-held scanner
- Carry out full range of usual stores duties which includes receipt unloading, checking quantity and quality of goods delivered and the completion of necessary documentation.
- Knowledge of professional purchasing principles acquired through vocational level 3 qualification or Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Foundation, or equivalent experience.
- Knowledge of contract law acquired through short courses and experience or equivalent experience
- A good level of awareness and understanding of Supplies terminology e.g. Transfer Point, delivery schedules. The post holder will be required to carry out input of data using appropriate computerised stock control systems & use a hand-held scanner
- Carry out full range of usual stores duties which includes receipt unloading, checking quantity and quality of goods delivered and the completion of necessary documentation.
Job summary
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, conscientious, self-motivated individual to work in our Inventory management team. There are two roles within the Inventory Team, based at Hexham General Hospital. The post holder will provide an Inventory management service for the Theatre store, on which full training will be given.
Although these vacancies are based at Hexham General Hospital the Theatres stores is currently going through a refurbishment and will reopen Spring 2026. Therefore, initially the successful candidates will be expected to work at one of our other sites which will be agreed at interview.
Reporting to the Inventory Team Leader, you will ensure that adequate stock levels of medical and non-medical products are maintained in the theatre stores. This will be achieved by counting and ordering a defined range of products using a bar code reader, and also checking and putting away the received goods. You will review stock usage reports and liaise with Theatre Managers to keep adequate agreed stock levels.You will also be expected to provide cover to the hospital stores as and when required. These duties will include receiving goods from suppliers, checking the quantity and quality of the goods, receipt of orders into the Trust Ordering System and the completion of any necessary documentation.
Main duties of the job
You should have experience of stock replenishment and / or working in a stores environment. You should have good interpersonal skills, be customer facing with a helpful, friendly and flexible attitude. You should be PC literate with experience of entering data into computerised systems. You should be able to use your own initiative, and be able to work alone and well as part of a team. The ability to work to deadlines and communicate with staff at all levels is essential.
You may be required to work at any one of our 4 main hospital sites to provide the Inventory service. A drivers license or ability to travel to those sites would be beneficial.
Please note: Previous applicants need not apply.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opened a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England?
Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breath in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way!
Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Date posted
10 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,625 to £25,674 a year Per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
319-7116685LT
Job locations
Hexham General Hospital
Corbridge Rd
Hexham
NE46 1QJ
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
Additional informationDisclosure 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hexham General Hospital
Corbridge Rd
Hexham
NE46 1QJ
Employer's website
https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hexham General Hospital
Corbridge Rd
Hexham
NE46 1QJ
Employer's website
https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.