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Job summary

Main area
Stores
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
282-F1246
Employer
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Marsden Chelsea
Town
Chelsea
Salary
£37,259 - £45,356 per annum inc HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/02/2026 23:59

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The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust logo

Stores Team Leader

NHS AfC: Band 5

Job overview

The Main Reception Team at Fulham Road, London, is seeking a full-time shift receptionist to join their team. This role is vital for the seamless functioning of Main Reception, where you'll offer reception services to patients, relatives, staff, and contractors in a bustling environment.
As a valued member of our multidisciplinary team, this role necessitates excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication and organizational skills. Managing emergency situations with composure, tact, and diplomacy is crucial. Essential keyboard/IT skills are required, while hospital experience, though advantageous, is not mandatory. This full-time position demands 37.5 hours per week. 

Main duties of the job

1.1.    The primary responsibility of the Facilities Stores Materials Management Team Leader is to provide support to the Materials Management and internal receipting and distribution services. 
Ensure wards and departments continue to receive the right products in good time in order to maintain operational effectiveness and patient safety.

1.2.    The Facilities Stores Materials Management Team Leader will be an integral part of sourcing, procuring and ordering goods and products in partnership with and on behalf of key stakeholders both internally and with partnering organisations.

1.3.    The post holder provides support and cover for the Facilities Site Logistics Manager on the Sutton Site, ensuring continuity of service during periods of absence. As well as providing general Stores duties - goods receipt and delivery.

1.4.    Ensure the provision of a professional and customer focussed replenishment service to user departments through the local Supply Chain and Logistics Team. 

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification:

•    Responsible for staff management of the members of staff, including all HR issues, appraisals, objective setting, risk assessment, training and development.
•    To participate in training and development sessions/team meetings as required.
•    Conduct appraisals, performance reviews and one-to-ones for all site Logistics and Supply Chain Team staff.
•    Report on absenteeism, authorise holidays and ensure the well being and work-life balance of all site Logistics and Supply Chain Team staff.
•    Assists in the recruitment process for new staff, ensuring new recruits meet the requirements of the job description.
•    Assists on the induction and ongoing development of the stores teams to ensure mandatory compliance and continuing professional and personal development.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working within a customer focused service environment
  • Experience of office administration including the development of administrative processes
  • Dealing with queries by email, phone and face to face in a timely, professional and effective manner
  • Investigating and resolving complex queries
  • Ability to create, manipulate and review data to inform operational decisions
  • Front line experience of managing a team, working to pressurized deadlines

Other Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Full UK Manual Driving License with the ability to drive manual/automatic vehicles and up to 7.5 tons.
  • •Able to work on both sites and to be flexible to meet the needs of the role

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDApprenticeships logoLondon Living Wage is a voluntary commitment made by employers, who can become accredited with the Living Wage FoundationArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerCare quality commission - OutstandingStep into health

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Gareth Ferguson
Job title
Assistant Head of Facilities
Email address
[email protected]
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