About this role
Job summary
The Theatre Resource Officer plays a vital role in supporting the delivery of safe, efficient, and high-quality patient care within the Operating Theatres across King's Mill and Newark Hospitals. This dynamic and fast-paced position is responsible for ensuring theatres are fully equipped with the essential consumables, surgical products, and specialist equipment needed to keep services running smoothly.
Working closely with theatre teams, procurement services, consultants, and external suppliers, the post holder will manage stock control, raise and process orders, coordinate loan kits, and help introduce new products and technologies that improve patient outcomes and operational efficiency. The role also involves monitoring stock usage, identifying cost-saving opportunities, resolving supply chain issues, and maintaining accurate electronic records and reporting systems.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong organisational, communication, and problem-solving skills who thrives in a busy healthcare environment and enjoys working collaboratively as part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team. The role offers the chance to contribute directly to service improvement, innovation, and the smooth operation of critical theatre services that make a real difference to patient care every day.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
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Job description Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge Essential
Demonstrable experience of working effectively within a team in stores, stock control or purchasing Proven experience of working with P2P systems and relevant e-replenishment systems Demonstrable experience and knowledge in using Microsoft office including but not limited to Outlook, Excel and Word Awareness of the importance of Health and Safety relating to work and the need for Confidentiality in a hospital setting
Desirable
Experienced with the use of E- Procurement and NHS logistics systems. Experience of working within a clinical setting.
Qualifications Essential
GCSE or equivalent in Mathematics & English, Grade C or above
Desirable
NVQ Level 3/Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPs) foundation stage or equivalent experience
Further Training Essential
Good understanding of change management Use of IT systems (e.g. Word , Excel, Outlook) - standard keyboard skills Understanding of the NHS and current agenda Demonstrable knowledge of service improvements and project management Risk management and governance Knowledge of stock management systems procedures
Desirable
NHS IT systems Product knowledge in the Healthcare industry Understanding of effective control practices
Experience Essential
Good analytical and problem-solving skills - ability to analyse complex data/information and make judgements/draw conclusions Ability to work independently, using own initiative and as part of a team Strong communication skills both written and verbal - able to communicate complex and sensitive information and use persuasion, influencing and negotiation Ability to embrace and drive change Ability to organise and prioritise own workload and adjust plans as required both in the short and long term Able to work flexibly to meet the demands of the role. High level of physical fitness for a manual handling role and the ability to walk up to 10km per day Willingness to learn new skills Positive Can-do attitude
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.
Employer details Employer name Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address King's Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton-in-Ashfield
NG17 4JL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)