Supply Chain Supervisor

at  Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

The Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has embarked on the challenging and exciting task of implementing a new inventory system aiming to have better practices and visibility of stock control, reducing costs, and increasing patient safety through the Scan4Safety initiative.
We are looking for a pro-active, organised, self-motivated and ambitious Supply Chain Supervisor to join our Inventory Management Team.
The candidate will have excellent IT skills, experience in IT stock control Systems and Microsoft packages, great communication skills and be able to Manage a team over 4 sites (Royal Cornwall Hospital (Treliske), St Michaels Hospital, West Cornwall Hospital & St Austell Surgical Hub).
Full clean driving licence required.
This is a full-time post, working 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 08:00-16:00).
The successful candidate will be responsible for the development and maintenance of the agreed Inventory and Supply Chain management services using Atticus Inventory Management System (IMS) within the Royal Cornwall NHS Trust and for the management, training and welfare of the inventory management team.
The post requires the ability for frequent prolonged periods of concentration with the ability to respond and deal with complex and urgent situations as they arise. The post-holder should be able to work on their own initiative, working independently with minimal supervision.
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is the main provider of acute and specialist care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We serve a population of around 500,000 people - a figure that can increase significantly with
visitors during the busiest times of the year. We employ approximately 6,700 staff and have a budget of approximately £580 million.
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Exeter Medical School, University of Plymouth School of Nursing and Midwifery, and Peninsula Dental School.
The Knowledge Spa on the Royal Cornwall Hospital site is the base for medical and nursing as well as ongoing education for health professions in clinical and non-clinical roles.
Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we are continually developing our clinical services as well as our facilities and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care that can be offered locally. Allied to this is a growing reputation for research and innovation.
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