Job summary
- Main area
- Clerical and Administration
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (6 month FTC from start date)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 390-COR-BA-0590
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Broomfield
- Town
- Broomfield
- Salary
- £24,937 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading

MEMS Store Administrator
Band 3
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
The Stores Administrator plays a pivotal role in ensuring the efficient operation of the inventory and supply chain process within the organisation. The position involves managing stock levels, maintaining accurate records, co-ordinating with suppliers and ensuring timely distribution of materials. The ideal candidate is will have good attention to detail, be highly organised and possess excellent communication and problem solving skills.
This role is front of house and involves greeting everyone that comes to the department in a friendly professional manner.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities include overseeing stock control, processing purchase orders, maintaining iventory databases and collaborating with internal teams to meet organisational needs.
Providing frontline advice for main stores, assist with general enquiries,
Resolve telephone enquiries for workshop when engineers are busy.
Resolve enquiries with Suppliers.
Advise clients on repair progress.
Provide assistance to medical staff, engineers and Suppliers who enter the workshop.
To maintain stationary stock and availability. Control of spare parts and stock replenishment. Placing orders on efinancials. Liaising with Suppliers and trouble shooting where necessary. Receipting goods and approving invoices.
Regular Stock takes to maintain accurate stock levels.
Arrange dispatch of equipment.
Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Front of House for the department greeting all visitors in a helpful professioanal way.
Control of spare parts and stock and stationary replenishment, generating orders on the efinancils system. Troubleshoot where necessary, chase orders regulary to obtain ETA's, any delays to be upated on Medusa. Check consignments before acceptance. Keep Technicians informed with regard to their orders.
Receipt goods on arrival in Medusa. Deliver to Technicians or place in to stock. Keep stock room tidy. Carry out regular stock takes to maintain accurate levels of stock.
Authorise payment of invoices on the Trust's invoicing system.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Health and safety knowledge and understanding
Good communication skills
Essential criteria
- Proven customer service
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Literacy, numeracy and IT knowledge equivalent to GCSE level. Proven understanding of spreadsheets. Extensive knowledge of Microsoft office
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Manser
- Job title
- Administration Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03004432021
- Additional information
Also contactable:
Tina Russell, Administration Manager, [email protected]
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