Job vacancy: Equipment and Stock Specialist, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading

Job summary

Main area: Maternity - Delivery Suite
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 18.75 hours per week (7am-1pm (Flexible))
Job ref: 193-7441388UCGB3-EQSTOCK

Employer: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Town: Reading
Salary: £24,937 - £26,598 Pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 07/10/2025 23:59

Equipment and Stock Specialist

NHS AfC: Band 3

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Managerial

Works as an effective team member. Understands the importance of team working in the delivery of high quality care. Demonstrates excellent communication with women, their families and the maternity team.
Actively promotes diversity, including race diversity, and maintains an environment where there is equal opportunity and commitment to anti-discriminatory, anti-racist and anti-stereotyping practices.
Works with the team to maintain high standards of cleanliness in the clinical area.
Supports the Midwives and Matron to ensure the service practices within Data Protection/Confidentiality/Caldicott principles.
Assists in the monitoring and maintenance of the health, safety and security of self and others in the work area. The post holder must ensure that he/she works within risk management, occupational health legislation and Trust procedures for safe working practices.

Roles and Responsibilities

Undertakes specific skills such as checking and ensuring the clinical equipment is ready for use when required in the delivery suite. This follows completion of appropriate training and on instruction from Registered Midwife/Nurse or Clinical Engineering of the Manufacturer of the product.
Records service histories and updates equipment service logs. Ensures all equipment undergoes required services either annually or as otherwise agreed/stipulated. Arranges PAC testing of all electrical equipment, maintains a log of this and liaises with clinical engineering.
Assists with evaluation of new equipment with clinical engineering and clinical staff.
Reports/sends all broken equipment to relevant departments, maintains the equipment log, and follows up on all equipment in repair process to ensure it is back to use or replaced if necessary ASAP.
Orders all consumables across Delivery Suite to ensure correct supply, monitors deliveries, and follows up on undelivered items.
Maintains stock control of all consumables – ensures stock rotation occurs, orders ward and community stocks from NHS supplies and as non-stock items. Maintains stock levels and keeps a non-stock item file for emergencies.
Ensures consumables are within expiry date and safe to use.
Communicates with the wider multi-disciplinary team and clinical staff regarding orders of supplies and equipment concerns.
Receives and delivers information to senior staff in relation to stock management and equipment checks.
Spot checks equipment in clinical areas to ensure readiness for use and cleanliness, ensuring appropriate cleaning (green) tags are attached.
Ensures all stock/equipment is stored appropriately in accordance with infection control/fire regulations.
Proficiently uses the procurement ordering system for clinical and non-clinical equipment and supplies.
Condemns equipment that is not repairable and completes relevant documentation.
Liaises with area leads/managers to escalate any safety issues, maintenance concerns or supply issues.
With the support of senior midwives, prepares information for periodic stock level audits.

Teaching and Training

Under the supervision of a midwife, assists in the mentorship, support, training and development of junior colleagues.

Planning and Organisational Skills

Acts as a completer-finisher; required to work to deadlines and deliver agreed objectives.
Responds appropriately to unexpected events in order to maintain service delivery.

Other Responsibilities

Aware that the role includes exposure to biohazards and other potentially unpleasant materials, and takes responsibility for protecting themselves and others where appropriate through implementation of measures such as universal precautions and use of employer-supplied protective equipment/materials.

Policies and Procedures

This job description is not exhaustive and will be subject to periodic review in association with the post holder.
The post is subject to the policies, practices, procedures and conditions of service determined by the Trust.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

English and Maths GCSE or NVQ 3 or equivalent
Experience of working in ordering, stock control and undertaking safety checks on equipment
Computer literacy

Desirable

Desirable criteria

Experience of working in a healthcare environment

We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

Staff Benefits

Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
Annual leave – 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
NHS pension scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Money Advice Service
Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
On-site nursery (based at RBH)
Full educational library services
Cycle to work scheme, lockable storage for cycles
Bus to work scheme
Excellent rail and bus links
A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third party recruitment system (TRAC). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, that as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information. All new appointments to the Trust, with the exception of executive positions, are subject to a 6 month probationary period.

The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date due to the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies.

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices to protect children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

Candidates to be capped at 25 applications per 1WTE position to be recruited

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Ashleigh McDonald
Job title: Delivery Suite Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 01183227305

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