Materials Management Operative

at  Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Materials Management Operative to join our Procurement team.
Reporting to the Supply Chain Analyst, you must be able to work to tight deadlines and work in accordance with strict procedures. You must be highly self-motivated, be able to work as part of a team, and in addition, be able to use your own initiative. You must have an understanding of stock procedures, be computer literate, and have excellent communication and inter-personal skills. The ability to work under pressure is an essential requirement of the post.

• To visit specific Wards and Departments across SFH sites weekly, take stock of consumable items using a bar coding system and Personal Digital Assistants (PDA’s) to ensure timely and accurate ordering of stock items in accordance with agreed levels
• Ensure stock is unpacked, checked, rotated and put away into storage areas
• carrying out annual year end stock takes
• Assist with the implementation of standardisation or rationalisation activities
  Thank you for the interest in this role.
  Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
  The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, Mansfield Community Hospital Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
  For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
  Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our team work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
  To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification