Job vacancy: Inventory Team Leader, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 317 Trustwide

Job summary

Main area: 317 Materials Management - Corporate
Grade: Band 4
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday - Flexible model around core service hours)
Job ref: 317-2025-24-07-DR

Employer: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Trustwide
Town: 317 Trustwide
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/06/2025 23:59
Interview date: 27/06/2025

Inventory Team Leader

Band 4

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As the team leader for the Inventory Team, the post holder will:

Manage teams who will provide an inventory management replenishment service/receive, record and distribute goods using NHS Supply Chain inventory management system, Oracle P2P and other inventory management systems as appropriate.

To provide cover for other Inventory/Logistics Team Leaders during periods of absence, managing the Inventory/Logistics teams across the RVI and Freeman Hospitals.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

CIPS Storekeeping qualification or equivalent level 3 qualification/experience

Desirable criteria

European computer driving licence qualification or equivalent qualification/experience

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

Understands a range of work procedures and practices, some of which are non-routine, which require a base level of theoretical knowledge. This is normally acquired through formal training or equivalent experience. o A thorough understanding of inventory management theory and benefits, stock control procedures, delivery routes, manual handling o An understanding of MS Office, particularly Word and Excel o An understanding of a largescale public sector Inventory Management IT systems: NHS Supply Chain eDC and other healthcare Inventory Management systems as appropriate o An understanding of an Automatic Data Capture (ADC) Unit IT Systems and other handheld stock control systems as appropriate. o An understanding of purchase order IT systems: Oracle Cloud Finance and Procurement System and other healthcare P2P systems as appropriate. o A good understanding of Health and Safety and COSHH regulations
Previous experience in the Supplies Department of a large complex organisation, preferably within the NHS
A thorough understanding of Inventory Management/Stock control systems

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

Good leadership and man-management skills
Good interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work with colleagues at all levels in the organisation
Good planning and organisational skills
Be able to provide professional advice and guidance to customers

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.