Materials Management Assistant

We are looking to recruit a proactive Materials Management Assistant to join the Theatre Department Materials Management team. This is an extremely busy position and therefore the Trust are looking for highly motivated, competent individuals with strong communication, organisation, and computer skills. Key aspects to the role include:

• To support the Materials and Equipment Manager and Team, with the procurement programme for the Theatre Department.
• Provide an internal stock replenishment service using bar code scanning and data capture systems.
• Ensure all designated stock is monitored and replenished to the agreed levels against the agreed delivery schedule.
• Resolve any supplies issues.
Reporting to the Materials Manager, or deputy on a day-to-day basis, the successful candidate must possess some knowledge of stock inventory administration, together with excellent time management, problem solving and organisation skills, together with the ability to work to tight deadlines. Experience or an understanding of procurement and stock systems and processes would be of benefit but not essential for this role.,
• Consistent with agreed stock levels ensure that those involved in patient care have available to them the necessary supplies whilst maintaining a minimum stock at the point of consumption.
• Provide service to customers at regular frequencies ensuring that the volume of supplies is consistent with need using hand-held terminals.
• To input requisitions using SBS oracle system in a timely manner.
• Assist in the cover for colleagues in Materials Management during period of absence to ensure continuity of service
• Assist in rationalisation and variety reduction exercises as required
• Assist in recording information to demonstrate savings and efficiency of service and to assist in the review of stock levels.
• Attend meetings, which have a relevance to service.
• Assist in the formulation and issue of timetables to customers so that they are aware of input and delivery dates from NHS Supply Chain (Runcorn).
  
  Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care. Our services: Acute Care Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites. Primary Care Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital. Community Services Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre. Specialist Regional Services We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales. Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme