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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership Procurement Services, Supply Chain, Logistics & Transport Team function as a Business Administration Officer for the Health Courier Services (HCS). The postholder will be primarily responsible for providing high quality business administrative support to HCS. The base for the position will be Denbigh NHS Regional Stores. 

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will have previous experience working in a similar capacity, ideally in a Supply Chain/Transport function. The postholder will be the first point of contact for HCS administrative tasks and dealing with routine queries including raising requisitions on Oracle. The postholder will be responsible for obtaining quotations for required goods and services and work with the Procurement team to ensure goods/services are delivered as required. 

As teams are based across Wales, good communication skills and the ability to build good working relationships is essential. The postholder will be able to respond efficiently and effectively to requests made by service users to assist in the smooth operation of the service.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply. 

Working for our organisation

We have high standards and expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening & Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility & Innovating, whilst ensuring trust, honesty and compassion are implicit in everything that we do.  We are adaptable, agile and flexible and pride ourselves on being a learning organisation - one where it is safe to make mistakes, where blame is replaced by opportunity, learning and improvement.  Innovation is built into everything that we do. We recognise our people regularly and have an Appreciation Station, to encourage staff to applaud exemplary behaviour in one another, alongside an Annual Staff Recognition Award ceremony aligned to our values.  We respect and value our people and strive for a culture of compassion and inclusivity.  We are a bilingual organisation, and we have a team of Change Champions who advocate ‘This is Our NWSSP’ our principal change programme. Similarly, PROUD is our new staff network welcoming LGBT+ colleagues and allies to come together in a safe space for discussions, event planning and the opportunity to build supportive networks. We have a comprehensive benefits package where there is something for everyone, supporting health, engagement and wellbeing and includes an Employee Assistance Programme. We have over 30 Mental Health First Aiders and work in partnership with local and national organisations to ensure the well-being and resilience of our people.