The post holder will be required to perform a wide range of duties associated to the provision of Supply Chain Logistics and Materials Management within the Trust, providing a safe and effective service.
Post holders will provide a high standard of service delivery in relation to the supply of consumables, gases, medicines, uniform, confidential patient records, and other items under the management of the Procurement Department.
Primary duties will be compliance with all relevant SOPs, controls and standards, both national and Trust specific. The Post holder will be required to work with minimum supervision, flexibly across a large geographical area and use initiative in problem solving.
Main duties of the job
Ensure adequate supply of consumables and materials at stations, adjusting stock lists as needed. Maintain cleanliness and organisation of YAS stores, carrying out stock takes, audits, and reporting findings. Handle, move and store materials safely across the Yorkshire region, often driving Trust vehicles with minimal supervision.
Manage stock control, rotation, delivery and ordering through electronic systems, ensuring items with less than 2 months' shelf life are identified. Analyse data on stock levels, orders, deliveries, losses and returns.
Deliver and collect materials in planned or emergency situations. Maintain stock levels for allocated items (including scheduled drugs for some roles), ensuring essential supplies never run out.
Check deliveries accurately, comply with mandatory training, and maintain a development portfolio. Report equipment faults and health and safety issues promptly.
Take responsibility for stock in the post holder's vehicle and stations, using systems such as the NHS Supply Chain PDA to order stock as an authorised signatory.
About us
Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities. We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live. We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.
Benefits
* Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)
* 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service
* Contributory Pension
* NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.
* Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes (salary dependent)
* Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service
* Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development
* Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for in-depth breakdown of the main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Shortlisting
* Previous experience within a Supply Chain/Logistics service
* Knowledge of stores and stock control/rotation processes
* Working knowledge of Health & Safety, COSHH, IP&C and Risk Assessments
* A good level of physical fitness
* Computer literate particularly to be competent in the use Microsoft Outlook, Internet Explorer, Word, Excel and standard database programmes
* Ability to work across and from different locations.
* Experience of driving light commercial vehicles
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.
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