Job overview

The role of a Materials Management Assistant is to ensure that an effective and efficient procurement service in regard to the ordering and replenishment of agreed consumable stock throughout the organisation(s) is provided to all end-users, making sure that all goods are ordered and received in a timely manner.

Main duties of the job

·         To provide internal supply chain services (materials management) using   electronic  receipts system and bar code data capture system;

·                  Unpack and check items against delivery records and take corrective action where necessary (whilst maintaining audit records);

·                  Provide a materials management service to purchase regular stock and  non stock items to meet ward/department requirements

·                  Ensuring stock rotation and replenishing products in accordance with agreed procedures;

·                  Ensuring stock levels are maintained and goods are put away in a timely manner on receipt;

·                  To ensure all designated stock is managed and replenished to the agreed level using a hand held bar code scanner, raising stock and non stock requisitions;

·                  Unpack, check and book in deliveries;

·                  Liaise with internal staff and external suppliers on stock management;

·                  Investigate and solve delivery and payment issues;

·                  Produce stock reports/data analysis to advise ward/department managers and finance staff on purchasing patterns/costs;

·                  Process purchase orders and recommend sources of supply/savings to customers.

·                  Respond to FSN (Field Safety Notices) received via logistic leads.

·                  Deputise for the Logistics Supervisor when required.

Working for our organisation

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.