Job summary
- Main area
- Supply Chain
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 180-FMC-253150
- Employer
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Addenbrookes Hospital-Division F
- Town
- Cambridge
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 p.a. pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Materials Controller
Band 3
Job overview
As a Materials Controller you will be responsible for facilitating the purchasing and replenishment of stock across the Trust.
Activities will include visiting theatres/wards/clinics across the entire campus to conduct stock counts to raise orders, picking goods from the stores, receipting and putting away the stock in the different locations within the Trust.
This role is typically operates Monday - Friday, 8:00 - 18:00 however, we run a 24/7 service and you may be required to change times to suit the service needs and demands.
Main duties of the job
Alongside facilitating receiving of NHS Supply chain deliveries and direct purchase orders from suppliers, the Team Leader will instil best practice amongst colleagues.
You must have good attention to detail for daily stock counts, analytical skills for demand forecasting alongside strong interpersonal skills as you will be the interface between the Procurement & Supply Chain department and our clinical users across the Trust.
You will provide excellent customer service to end-users, in person and via electronic communication and where required scheduling urgent deliveries.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Please be aware that the salary threshold required for a certificate of sponsorship to be granted is above the starting point of the Agenda for Change band for this role. Therefore those that are new to the NHS may not reach the minimum salary threshold required to obtain a certificate of sponsorship.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- Applied for a Graduate visa
- Or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
- Or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
For NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough based roles, all applicants from NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have identified that they are at risk of redundancy will be prioritised over those not at risk. However, interviews cannot be guaranteed.
If successful you will be added to a centralised pool for 6 months. During this time an allocation will be sourced for you. Please note after 6 months you will be removed and subsequently withdrawn if an allocation cannot be confirmed for you.
This vacancy will close at midnight on 2nd November 2025
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE level in Maths and English (or Equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- ECDL (European Computer Driving License) – or equivalent
- CILT (Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport) Level 2 or higher
Experience
Essential criteria
- General work experience dealing with people in a fast-paced environment
- Experience of working in and alongside multi-disciplinary teams
- Experience of customer service in related or similar environments
- Experience of to working at various heights using a ladder or lift
- Experience of working within a Stock Control, Purchase, supply / logistics environment
- Experience of Supply Chain stock control or purchasing/supply
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Purchase Order/stock control systems
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Manual Handling techniques
- Knowledge of Customer Service
- Be able to take inventory and general stock taking
- Understanding of Health & Safety in the workplace
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communicate skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work with minimum supervision
- Must be computer literate
- Attention to detail
- Ability to prioritise task and mange own time
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent
- Flexible to work on a 24/7 rostered basis
- Able to adapt and assist across the department as operational needs arise
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Matthew Cooper
- Job title
- Senior Supply Chain Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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