Job summary
- Main area
- Inventory management
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 153-CO04841
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Poole Hospital
- Town
- Poole
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Inventory Management Team Leader
Band 4
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity in our Ward Inventory Team within Commercial Services at University Hospitals Dorset.
You will be responsible for the day to day co-ordination and supervision of colleagues who undertake the delivery of inventory/materials management for defined areas within the trust.
Along with the support of inventory managers they will be required to liaise with a variety of colleagues and suppliers to provide a highly professional and responsive inventory management service that meets operational requirements and supports patient care.
You should have experience of working in a purchasing, supply chain or inventory management environment and will ideally have had experience in leading or supervising a team.
A good level of keyboard skills and abilities with applications including MS Word, MS Excel and MS Outlook would be required.
Excellent communication skills are essential and previous experience of NHS working may be advantageous.
The most important requirement for those who meet the minimum criteria will be your enthusiasm to support and lead a team and make a difference in driving value for our patients and colleagues.
The role is a full time 37.5 hour week. As required, you may need to work flexibly within a shift pattern which may include occasional weekend and bank holiday working.
Applicants are encouraged to fully consider their match to the person specification details for this role.
Base Location: Poole Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
This post is part of the Estates service that UHD may transfer to an NHS ‘wholly owned subsidiary’; the proposed date of transfer is October 2025. This is an exciting opportunity to join a developing, expanding, organisation with a strong commitment to NHS values and putting patients first. The NHS wholly owned subsidiary will continue to offer NHS AFC T&Cs to current employees who transfer in October as well as to new employees recruited after that date.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Attainment of Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) certificate/foundation level qualifications or NVQ level 3 qualification in a supply chain, customer care or transferable subject or equivalent training and/or proven working experience
- Full standard driving licence with Category B
- Basic knowledge of EU procurement legislation and contract law
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of inventory / materials management / operational purchasing and/or warehousing processes
Desirable criteria
- Operational experience gained within a multi-functional procurement or supply chain team
- Experience in leading / supervising a small team
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of operational buying processes, goods receipt/return, invoice resolution etc.
- Good keyboard skills with working knowledge of applications including MS Word, MS Excel and MS Outlook
Desirable criteria
- Advanced ability in use of MS Office applications.
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Flexible attitude responds positively to change
- Able to undertake moderate manual handling tasks
Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate inventory management and operational purchasing related information clearly and effectively
- Ability to work as part of a multifunctional team
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sean Geraghty
- Job title
- Inventory Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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