Supplies Inventory Assistant

The Supplies Inventory Assistants are the backbone of the Supplies department fulfilling a vital role in the Supply chain of clinical goods, clinical equipment, drugs, and consumables, ensuring each Trust department has the supplies they need to deliver outstanding patient care.

The postholder must be able to drive a Luton type delivery vehicle as work will often require courier deliveries across East of England and will involve manual handling, computer work and warehouse duties.

The postholder will be allocated tasks by the Supplies Inventory Coordinator, Supplies Supervisor or Supplies Manager and will be flexible in completing the tasks allocated.

You'll have the opportunity to work in one of the most diverse regions in the country, with the vibrant capital city just a stone's throw away and the invigorating North Sea coast to the east.

At EEAST we bring together all our skills to provide 24 hour, 365 days a year urgent care to those in need of emergency and non-emergency medical treatment and transport in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.

We are always looking to innovate our approaches and work together to offer the best possible patient care across our counties.We aim to represent and value the diversity of our local communities through our workforce and service provision. We therefore positively encourage applications from under-represented groups, such as Black, Asian, or other ethnic groups, individuals with a Disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.We at EEAST want to support our employees achieve a balance between work and other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, family commitments, further learning, and other interests. We therefore welcome flexible working requests.

Essential: - Experience of working in a customer-focused environment.

Desirable: - Experience of working within the NHS and an understanding of current issues.; - Experience of working in a stores/stock control or administrative environment.

Essential: - General standard of education.; - NVQ level 3 in appropriate subject or relevant experience.; - Full UK Driving Licence including category C1 (maximum 6 points, dependent on code).

Desirable: - ECDL pass.; - English and Maths GCSEs or equivalent.

Essential: - Ability to use handheld PDA barcode reader.; - Ability to use IT systems such as NHS Supply Chain, Agresso, eProcurement, email.; - Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages and ability to use bespoke packages, after training.; - Keyboard skills.; - Project work.; - Ability to take personal responsibility for Continued Professional Development through the personal development review process and knowledge and skills framework.; - Ability to transport goods including consumable stock, mail, pharmacy, medical records, linen, etc, to and from locations within a specified schedule, to agreed standards.

Desirable: - Knowledge of MS Excel, Word.

Essential: - Ability to complete daily routine vehicle checks, defects, maintenance, accident reports, timesheets and other information in accordance with Trust Policy and ISO 9001:2015(en).; - Well organised.; - Able to meet deadlines.; - Able to promote the benefits of the supply function.