The Procurement & Supply Chain directorate currently have a vacancy for a Band 4 experienced supply chain officer working with a supply chain service recovery and resilience programme in UCH/EGA. These roles require previous supply chain management experience in an NHS environment and also previous substantial project delivery experience.
The programme is a major transformation of product management including store rooms and supply chain services within the building. Applicants must have a sound knowledge of supply chain/logistics practice and some management/leadership experience in the NHS or a similar large complex organisation. You must be confident, articulate and able to assess supply chain issues, make appropriate decisions, understand related systems, communicate effectively with customers and also support your colleagues. You will also be a key link between your customers and your supervisor and managers providing support, advice and cover when your supervisor is off site.
Please do not apply if you have applied unsuccessfully previously but if you believe you have all the skills and experience we need to deliver this programme on time then we look forward to your application.
• To support the Service Recovery Supervisor & Senior Supply Chain Programme Manager to deliver the service of improving and managing the supply of medical consumables, establish new improved ways of working and plan, prepare and execute store room re-design and
• You must be experienced in this type of project work in delivering service excellence in the internal NHS supply chain service and all its associated areas including receiving, checking, receipt, distribution, ordering, store management and maintaining appropriate stock levels.
• IT literacy, across multiple systems, is important as the service has a growing reliance on systems and the integration of systems to improve efficiency.
• To support the programme manager and supervisors to deliver the new and improved service.
• Candidates must have a collaborative, supportive and work orientated ethic with a strong empathy for equality, diversity and inclusivity and an understanding of the importance of the trust values in all aspects of our work.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
You will need to demonstrate a flawless work ethic, with strong motivation to support customer needs and your team. You must be a good team player and able to work across as part of a team effort, sometimes alone, in multiple clinical based storage areas. You must have excellent customer service skills and the ability to react positively and helpfully under pressure in a complex and demanding environment. Importantly you must be a people person able to empathise, support but also deliver and you must set the example for your other team members in terms of behaviour, enthusiasm and a desire to be the best person and deliver the best service for our patients.
You will need to be a highly motivated individual with good organisational skills with a keen eye for detail. You must be able to demonstrate effective problem solving skills to ensure that all aspects of the supply chain service works to the benefit of the trust especially in terms of supply chain and financial management. If this is you we’d be delighted to consider your application, however, if you applied to our recent recruitment but were not short-listed please do not apply again for this role.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Jan 2024
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