Logistics Supervisor

The role of the Logistics Supervisor is to supervise all relevant Logistics assistants and support the delivery of Logistics activities across the Trust site; providing an efficient safe and secure goods supply service whilst ensuring agreed service levels are maintained.

The post holder will be a member of the Logistics team and will be required to adopt a flexible attitude and to develop skills to enable them to fulfil the responsibilities set out below;

Main duties of the job

Day to day Supervision of logistics staff, planning daily work schedules.

To provide operational cover when required to Logistics Officers on the Materials Management and Receipt and Distribution Teams.

To work closely with colleagues to ensure rotation/resilient staff coverage across all HPL organization(s) in the event of absences.

To provide operational cover when required to the Supply Chain Manager/Supervisors across all HPL organization(s).

Responsible for stock control, delivery, re-ordering, rotating and replenishment service

To ensure that all paperwork is completed correctly by wards/depts and that all paper-based records are correctly recorded and maintained

To liaise with suppliers regarding delivery commitments/returns.

To provide planning for bank holiday delivery schedules across all HPL organization(s).

Work with departmental clinicians / support staff to ensure the correct equipment, medical consumables and services are available for patient care

To remove/quarantine any items covered by Field Safety Notices or Medical Device alerts (FSN). To accurately record data with regards to areas affected.

To ensure that all deliveries are accounted for and receipted within 24 hours of delivery.

To present the procurement function as a progressive, proactive, responsive and innovative department.

To provide support to the Supply Chain Manager with the use of Trust inventory management and procurement systems across all HPL organization(s).

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions