About this role
Job summary
Barts Health is the largest NHS Trust in the UK and is looking to recruit and energetic individual to fill the role of Materials Management Assistant within Materials Management.
The role requires someone who is enthusiastic, committed, highly organised and motivated to work within the Materials Management team. This vacancy is for 1 x Band 3 MMA role at the St Bartholomew's Hospital - with the possibility of cross-site working, working hours being Monday to Friday for 7.5 hours between 7am-5pm TBC
We are looking for someone with a good team ethic, who can work independently and has an eye for detail as the role requires the candidate to take responsibility for the areas they work in.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for providing a day-today Materials Management operational service to wards and departments in the Trust as part of the overall Procurement Team. He/she will be responsible for processing of stock and non-stock items via a personal data capture unit on wards and clinical areas and be the local Customer focus for assistance and advice.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Purchasing experience
Skills Essential
Excellent numeracy Computer literate Excel/Word/Email Explorer /Access (competent to advanced) literate
Desirable
Understanding of Trust SFI's
Knowledge Essential
Use of Web NHS Logistics
Qualifications Essential
GCSE or equivalent
Desirable
A Level or equivalent Degree or equivalent experience.
Other Essential
Good face to face communication Good telephone manner Excellent written and verbal English
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Employer details Employer name Barts Health NHS Trust
Address Royal London Hospital
London
E1 1FR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)