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Job summary

Main area
Procurement
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
205-7426048
Employer
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Walsall manor Hospital
Town
Walsall
Salary
£24,465 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
03/09/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Operational Procurement

Band 2

Job overview

Please note, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this role due to the required skill level and salary threshold.

This vacancy is to join the Operational Procurement Warehouse and Distribution team based at Walsall Manor Hospital.

The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust North Midlands and Black Country Procurement Group is responsible for the Strategic and Operational Procurement for UHNM (Royal Stoke University Hospital, County Hospital, Royal Wolverhampton Trust and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) and 36 partner NHS organisations within the Staffordshire, Shropshire, Cheshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Lancashire Health Economies.

The North Midlands and Black Country Procurement Group is responsible for the management and control of expenditure in excess of £950 million across the local health economy. The Supplies and Procurement function consists of:

  • Strategic Procurement
  • Operational Procurement including warehousing and stock management services
  • Capital Procurement
  • Systems Services (e.g. Purchase to Pay Systems)

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the UHNM Supplies and Procurement as an Operational Procurement Warehouse and Distribution Assistant based at Walsall Manor Hospital.

 

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

For more details on the post, please see contact information details

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience in a Warehouse Environment
  • Previous customer service experience
Desirable criteria
  • Previous NHS experience
  • Previous experience of Goods Reciting Purchase orders on an IT system

Education

Essential criteria
  • Minimum ECDL or alternative
Desirable criteria
  • CILT member

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to plan own workload
  • Skills to deal with and resolve queries

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Positive about disabled peopleAge positiveArmed Forces Covenant Gold Award

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
David Dabbs
Job title
Operational W'house and Dist Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01922 656289
Additional information

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