Assistant Supply Chain Manager

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Assistant Supply Chain Manager to join our Procurement Team. This role is key to ensure the Trust has an effective, efficient and comprehensive Supply Chain service.

As an Assistant Supply Chain Manager, it will be necessary to understand the Procurement Strategy, as this role will be responsible for providing the operational planning and leadership across the Supplies Section. This includes the Goods Distribution Centre, Domestics Stores, Pathology Stores and service provision of ward and clinic top-up for stocked items.

They will be responsible for the line management of the Supplies Team and the development of an evolving Supply Chain Function.,

• To manage on a day-to-day basis all aspects of the service provided by the Supplies Section/ Goods Distribution Centre.


• To manage all relevant Human Resources for Supplies staff including recruitment, performance management, attendance management, training and development and appraisal.


• To work towards eliminating waste by ensuring processes are efficient utilising lean methodology.
  
  The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:


• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds


• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility


• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.


The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.